The Mbombela community will be able to access healthcare on rail as the Transnet-Phelophepa train pulls in at Nelspruit Train Station on Andrew Street.

The coaches containing health clinics will start operating in Mbombela on weekdays from May 4 to 8 and May 11 to 15. The services run from 07:30 until 16:00.

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According to Sithembiso Shabangu, a staff member of Transnet-Phelophepa, the train will offer screenings for dental services, tests for diabetes and cancer (with Pap smears for women and prostate checks for men), general healthcare screening, an eye clinic (service does not include operations or bifocals) and counselling services.

Community members are advised to arrive at the train early as healthcare will be provided on a first come, first served basis, with a limited number of patients seen per day.

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Shabangu said those seeking treatment should remember to bring their clinic cards or doctors reports as well as identification (IDs or birth certificates).