Two unique trains that operate as mobile healthcare hospitals, bringing much needed medical and educational services to impoverished rural areas of South Africa. With over 40 permanent staff and numerous volunteers, the train is more than a mobile hospital, it provides out-reach and educational programs and has thus far reached 23.5 million people since it rolled out in 1994, which makes it the worlds biggest mobile clinic.
The Phelophepa mission is to bring health and hope to South Africa's rural areas...read more
In a country where the ratio of patients to doctors is 5000 to 1, the mission of the train is of utmost importance to the people it serves
The two trains have several on-boards clinics, each with their own specialty...read more
Each train has 6 clinics - The eye-care, the health, the psychology, the dental, the educational and the pharmacy clinic...
American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT) is a US based 501c3 charity...read more
The mission of the American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT) is to bring international awareness and support to these remarkable trains
The Phelophepa Trains need all the assistance, help and support they can get...read more
There are many ways you can assist in the efforts of the train. From volunteering to helping in our gala's to corporate assistance
Archbishop Desmond and Leah Tutu, as the longtime patrons of the Phelophepa Train, have been instrumental in bringing attention and support to the project. His Eminence and his wonderful wife, Leah, have worked long and hard to bring to life their fundamental belief that everyone deserves the blessing of what the word “Phelophepa” means — good, clean health!
The Eye Care clinic consists of pre-screening areas and refraction rooms, fully equipped with phoroptors, eye test projection charts and biomicroscopes.
Four pharmacists and their pharmacy students educate people, while the Roche-sponsored pharmacy dispenses a variety of prescriptions.
The Dental Clinic, partially sponsored by Colgate Palmolive Company, is equipped with six dental chairs, x-ray units and state-of-the-art dental equipment.
The EduClinic, sponsored by Canon Collins Trust, offers basic healthcare awareness education to volunteer members of the community.
The Health Clinic, sponsored by Roche Ltd., focuses on health education, the treatment of minor diseases like diabetes and also screens for cancer.
The Psychology Clinic offers solution-focused individual counseling as well as psycho-educational workshops. Over 440,000 have been treated.
Below are our corporate supporters. We are immensely proud to form partnerships with these companies and sincerely thank them for their ongoing support to help bring health care to millions of impoverished people.
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