During their final year, selected students assist in the pharmacy of the Phelophepa Health Train, that takes much needed health care and education to rural areas within South Africa that don't have access to national health services. The train, a Transnet Foundation sponsored project, provides not only health care such as optometry, dentistry and basic medical care, but also facilitates health education talks to the communities. The train, that operates for 36 weeks a year, assists approximately 40 000 patients annually.
Outside view of Phelophepa Health Train Pharmacy at Botsrivier
Prof Ilse Truter (right hand corner) with the Pharmacist (left hand
corner) and two Pharmacy's students
Dean of Health Sciences Prof. Lungile Pepeta and
Danica Loock (NMU BPharm final year student)
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