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Mamelodi residents praise Phelophepa train for affordable healthcare services
Transnet's popular Phelophepa mobile healthcare train brought joy to many residents in need of health services, particularly those needing comprehensive eye tests and treatment.
The launch of the second Phelophepa Healthcare Train was held at Eerste Fabrieke railway station in Mamelodi, and saw hundreds of residents from around Tshwane arriving at the station the night before the launch on Wednesday.
Pensioner Mpolokeng Morale (72) from Mamelodi, who needs glasses due to eye problems, said she arrived a day before the launch because she wanted to be first in line to get glasses.
Morale said the service was quick, though there were some delays here and there, but she was happy that she finally received the promised spectacles.
Tshwane MMC for Health Tshegofatso Mashabela said the Phelophepa health care train clinic reduces long queues at local clinics.
Mashabela said the train clinic offers medical health services to various communities around South Africa, using train coaches that are stationed at various railway stations.
'[The] healthcare train offers so many health services from dental, surgical, health, and cancer screening. This is one of the best initiatives that the community can get.
She noted that being able to get glasses from R30 is an initiative that is good for society, and that she hopes that the campaign will reach all the corners of the country.
Ndivhuwo Singo, Phelophepa's social project co-ordinator, said that the train travels through different provinces, providing healthcare.
She added that the train is equipped with various clinics, including dental, eye care, general healthcare, psychology, and pharmacy services.
Sam Mangena said that he wishes that the Phelophepa initiative could be a permanent arrangement, available every day.
He said that every township in the country should have its own mobile healthcare train, because its services are far better than our local clinics.
Julius Molokomme from Nellmapius said he was very happy with the healthcare he had received from the train clinic, adding that the Phelophepa Healthcare mobile train gave him the best care he had ever experienced.
'The nurses and doctors were very patient with us, and they are not shouting at us like they treat us at the local clinics and hospital,' he said.
The Phelophepa Healthcare Train, a mobile healthcare service, will be at Eerste Fabrieke Station in Mamelodi from August 13–22.
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