healthcare services
Free State rural areas in dire need of mobile clinics
Pregnant with her second child, 25-year-old Kea Selai hopes to raise her kids in an environment with access to health care services. Her wish, however, seems unobtainable as she and others living in Zone 1 in Thaba Nchu have…
Ensuring everyone in SA has access to healthcare
Pregnant women and non-South Africans are often denied free healthcare services, and the numbers are rising. This is according to SECTION27’s latest online publication, ‘ Free healthcare services in South Africa: A case for all mothers and children. This…
Phelophepa train ticks all the boxes in Mokopane
With the arrival of the Phelophepa train in Mokopane in Limpopo, residents have been able to overcome long queues, medicine stock-outs and a lack of privacy. The state-owned Transnet mobile clinic has provided free healthcare to thousands of South Africans…
Phelophepa train brings hope to Mpumalanga residents
The Mpumalanga public healthcare system received a welcome boost with the arrival of the Transnet Phelophepa train in Mbombela this week. Health MEC, Ms Sasekani Manzini, welcomed the mobile clinic which is set to deliver much-needed medical services to residents…
Limpopo public health facilities: Report paints grim picture
A report issued by a community-led monitoring group found that public health facilities in Limpopo face a multitude of challenges, including a shortage of medicine, long waiting times and dilapidated infrastructure.
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