Phelophepa Health Train on Bushbuckridge's doorstep
A team of dedicated health professionals is on board to provide quality healthcare, Monday to Friday until June 13.
The Mpumalanga MEC for health, Sasekani Manzini, and the executive mayor of Bushbuckridge, Lydia Moroane, welcomed the train on June 3.
The Phelophepa Health Train is a mobile clinic initiative that brings essential healthcare directly to communities, enhancing the reach and effectiveness of service delivery. It offers primary healthcare support, eye care, dental care, psychology and pharmacy services.
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Community members are encouraged to arrive at the train earlier as services are available on a first come, first served basis with a limited number of patients assisted per day.
They need to bring along their ID, birth certificates or passports for children and some cash for the dispensary of some medication such as R5 for eye drops, R10 for dental services and R30 for a pair of glasses.
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In the province, the train started in Mkhondo, then moved to Belfast and Komatipoort before Ximhungwe. As per the schedule, it will be moving to Limpopo next, therefore, Mbombela residents would not have the privilege to make use of the health train.
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