SASOLBURG – To improve community health and service infrastructure, the petrol chemical giant Sasol donated another mobile clinic to the Department of Health in Fezile Dabi.

The mobile clinic donated on October 22 supplements the Metsimaholo fleet of five and will provide clinical services such as primary health care, screening, family planning, and referrals.

The clinic will also dispense chronic medication to residents in remote areas such as Viljoensdrift and the Oranjeville farming community.

In a statement issued to Ster, Sasol’s Vice President of Corporate Social Investment and Sasol Foundation Gao Mothoagae said the company is fully aware that access to health care is a concern for many South Africans.

“We realise that patients tend to default on their treatment because they are not close to the services that support their medical care. As a mobile clinic can reach 1 600 patients a month on average, this donation will contribute to our goal to make health care accessible to all, ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all, regardless of age, or where you live,” said Mothoagae.

Since 2014, Sasol has invested R69m in upgrading health care facilities in Metsimaholo.

Apart from the five mobile clinics and a mobile eye clinic donated to the Free State Department of Health over the years, Sasol has upgraded the Zamdela Health Care Centre, Clinic B, the Harry Gwala and Thusanang clinics and built a new clinic from where the Sasolburg Clinic now operates.

All these facilities were renovated and built to comply with the specifications of the Department of Health. One of the largest investments was the work Sasol did in collaboration with the Free State Department of Health at the Sasolburg hospital which elevated the facility to district hospital status.