For millions of South Africans, getting access to healthcare means risking their lives whenever they’re ill. Clinics and hospitals are rare in some parts of their country … Especially in extremely isolated areas such as Bulungula in the Eastern Cape province. Here, people must undertake dangerous and arduous journey’s to reach their closest health facility. And even when they do, it’s not certain that they’ll be helped.
A Trip to a Health Clinic in South Africa's Bulungula District
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Gashe waits with a crowd of people to receive medical attention at Nkanya Clinic (VOA/D.Taylor)
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Sixteen year old Thembakazi Mdluli waits for a nurse to see her sick infant son.(VOA/D. Taylor)
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Therapist Azel de Villiers demonstrates the use of female condoms at Nkanya Clinic (VOA/D. Taylor)
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De Villiers distributes female condoms at Nkanya Clinic, despite the items being taboo in the area.(VOA/D. Taylor)