Women’s health indicators a mixed bag in Cape Town [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town says key indicators for the last financial year show fewer women accessed family planning services and basic antenatal care. In the 2023/24 financial year, almost 330-thousand clients accessed various family planning methods, down from over 343-thousand the previous year. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Patricia van der Ross, says cervical smears increased from around 28-thousand-600 to just over 29-thousand: