THE revamped John Dube Clinic in Scenery Park will be officially reopened tomorrow.

It has been renovated to ensure easy access for all patients, with wheelchair ramps among the changes. Sign language interpreters have also been placed in the clinic.

The interpreters, who are trained by the City, will be available on call and on selected days. Their deployment is part of the City's aim to make clinics more user-friendly and accessible to the disabled.

The project is also a response to the challenges facing the disabled in getting information on HIV/Aids and such issues.

According to Sinazo Mgwigwi, from the Centre for Municipal Research and Advice (CMRA), having interpreters at the clinic will improve access to information and give better basic health services to the community.

"The launch of the John Dube Clinic is an attempt by the Buffalo City municipality to fast track service delivery, so as to meet the needs of its people," reads a press statement.

Included in the renovations were toilets for the disabled and adjustable beds were bought to make it easier for people in wheelchairs to get into bed.

The John Dube Clinic is not the only one to have been revamped; other clinics which were renovated include Berlin and Cambridge.

Officials from various government departments will attend the official reopening, which is being organised by the City in partnership with the CMRA, the Department of Public Works, the South African National Aids Council and the Dutch embassy.

Speakers will come from DeafSA, the Eastern Cape Gender Commission, the Eastern Cape Aids Council and the Dutch embassy. Expected at the event are Executive Mayor Zukisa Faku; the portfolio head for health and safety, John Badenhorst; Eastern Cape Premier Noxolo Kiviet; and the deputy minister of public works, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu.

Activities will start at 11am and end at 2pm.