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| Tsilitwa Clinic | |
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"Your health is your greatest wealth" |
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This health facility is situated at Tsilitwa location in the district of Qumbu in the Eastern Cape. The clinic was initiated by Tsilitwa community after having identified the need for a health facility after an outbreak of Typhoid in 1981, which claimed many lives. |
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| The clinic started operating in 1982 in a | The clinic operates on solar power. |
| hut and later the current structure was built with funds raised by the community, in 1985. The clinic operates from Mondays to Fridays rendering free primary health care services. | |
| Staff at Tsilitwa clinic | |
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| Sister Patricia Madikane | |
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| Typical events at Tsilitwa Clinic | |
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| Simple "tele-health" applications demonstrated at Tsilitwa clinic | |
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The clinic sister is unsure about a diagnosis of a skin conditon, that the baby has. She takes a picture of the baby using her digital camera and then downloads the image to her PC. She then opens her email program and sends the image to a doctors at UNITRA and copies the email to the department of health in Pretoria for help with the diagnosis. |
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| A tele-consultation in process with the Tsilitwa clinic sister and a doctor from the Sulenkama hospital. This is done using a voice and video link over a wireless network that forms an intranet in the Tsilitwa and Sulenkama villiages. |  |
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| Contact Us: P/Bag x 440 QUMBU 5180 Mobile : 083 490 6715 E-mail : pnclinic@tsilitwa.cda.co.za |
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