HEALTH ON WHEELS

The Phelophepa healthcare train travels across South Africa’s rural regions to provide free and essential medical services to communities unable to access basic healthcare. The train provides optometry, dentistry, podiatry, phycology and cancer screening services to over 400 000 people a year.

The Phelophepa train has become a last resort for rural communities all over South Africa who cannot afford reaching hospitals or its services. Established at the start of the country’s democracy, the mobile clinic has become an exemplary demonstration of a well operated public service.