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I am a professional nurse at Jericho clinic in the North West. I have been working at this clinic since April 2021 after leaving Unit 9 clinic in Ngaka Modiri, also in the North West. I left Unit 9 in March 2021 because of challenges that included consistent shortages of medication like ARVs, TB drugs and psychiatric drugs. Little did I know that the problems I thought I was running away from at Unit 9 would catch up with me at Jericho clinic. My first few months at the clinic were great. I enjoyed working here because I did not experience many challenges in providing good patient care. I was working in the mother and child department where I dealt with childhood vaccinations, antenatal care and postnatal care. With antenatal care, pregnant women are given folic acid. Folic acid is important for the growing foetus. Mothers are given a pack
