The topic of mental health is growing across the world, as more and more people step forward to share their stories. Mental health has a powerful voice, with South African public figures such as Trevor Noah, Salamina Mosese, Minnie Dlamini, iFani, Bonnie Mbuli, HHP, and Nonhle Thema speaking up about their experiences. Everyone now has […]
Our Foundation celebrated the handover of over R2.3 Million worth of equipment donated to the Khayelitsha District Hospital with our corporate donors. Since 2018, our Foundation has been raising money for two projects at the hospital. The Emergency Center and the Mental Health Ward were the first wards to receive donations in the five-year healthcare […]
On October 4th , Cape Town TV interviewed Khayelitsha Hospital staff representatives and SA Medical and Education Foundation’s CEO, Trevor Pols. The hospital services an ever increasing district, and can be stretched beyond its capacity and resources. The Khayelitsha Hospital services one of the biggest and poorest informal settlements in the country. Following news on […]
Eerste River Hospital is a district hospital located in the Khayelitsha Eastern Sub-Structure of the Western Cape Department of Health. The hospital provides a comprehensive range of medical services to people in the Eerste Rivier, Macassar, Delft, Mfuleni, Kleinvlei and surrounding communities. The hospital has a 124 bed capacity with inpatient wards for surgery, medicine, […]
Mitchells Plain CHC services some of the poorest communities of the Western Cape and includes Mitchells Plain, Browns Farm, Strandfontein, Crossroads and Mandalay. The hospital was originally built to deal with a catchment area of 150 000 people, this area has now grown to 1.5 million people. Currently the hospital treats +/- 1000 patients per […]