Last Thursday was an emotional day for Breidbach Clinic staff, committee board members and the community, as they bid farewell to operational manager Sister Yoliswa Qamba at a special function at the facility. Qamba, who has been part of…
Breidbach Clinic brought smiles to the faces of many parents and residents in Acorn Valley after organising an outreach programme for sick children recently. About 30 parents with their children, as well as other community members, were…
Excitement, an abundance of smiles coupled with joy and happiness were the order of the day as Breidbach Clinic staff and committee members bade farewell to one of their colleagues during a send-off function held at the facility last…
THE Acorn Valley community has benefited immensely from a health drive by the Breidbach Clinic. Clinic staff paid a surprise visit to the community to provide primary health care services on Monday. Breidbach clinic nurse Brazie Genade…
Woman hands out food to kids INSTEAD of throwing a party for herself a Breidbach woman has dedicated her 52nd birthday to the poor community of Qalashe Village last Saturday. Gloria van de Venter is a health promoter at the Breidbach…
THE Breidbach Clinic, in partnership with its clinic committee, commemorated World Diabetes Day at their local hall in Breidbach last week Thursday. According to the calendar of events, November 14 each year is globally earmarked to bring…
THE weekly fundraiser held in front of Pick n Pay by the King William’s Town Lions Club took on another dimension on Saturday when people were offered free diabetes screening. Dozens of people grabbed the opportunity and got screened by…
PERSISTENT rain and inclement weather did not deter a group of desperate villagers from grabbing the opportunity to make use of primary health services on their doorstep last week. Breidbach Clinic operational manager Yoliswa Qamba,…
Patient awareness project well received in Breidbach THE Breidbach Clinic and its committee – in support of Bhisho sub district – held a tuberculosis (TB) awareness campaign at the community hall last week with hundreds of residents…
Joy as mobile clinic visits Acorn Valley THE unexpected arrival of the mobile clinic brought a lot of joy and excitement to the small community of Acorn Valley on Tuesday morning. This was clearly visible after seeing young and old…
Locals heed 67 minutes call for Madiba day IN THE spirit of Madiba and his vision to promote social justice and freedom for all, people from different sectors of society have grabbed the opportunity to try and change the world for the…
Thumbs up for Lions feeding scheme at Breidbach Clinic NEEDY people and patients of Breidbach Clinic have commended and praised the Lions for a soup kitchen hosted at the old clinic building on Tuesday. The Lions’s Peter Moses and Ryan…
SOCIAL workers attached to Child Welfare in King William’s Town have staged a successful awareness campaign during National Condom Week to educate communities about the importance of safer sex. Their campaign started last Monday in…
THE Breidbach Clinic gratefully accepted a much-needed wheelchair on Tuesday, after it was donated to the facility by a member of the community. It was the second wheelchair donation in two months from members of the community. Frank…
HEALTH BOOST: Breidbach Clinic nurse Brazie Genade was driving the national campaign which started from October 31 to November 18 within her jurisdiction where babies received free deworming, vitamin A, polio immunisation and nutritional…
