SHAWCO Health
Nonprofit Organization Management - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
SHAWCO Health Employees
SHAWCO Health Details
SHAWCO (Students' Health and Welfare Centres Organisation) Health provides free primary healthcare (PHC) to different developing communities within the Cape Metropol. We offer services at a PHC level in terms of women's health, family health, paediatrics and health and rehabilitation to approximately 4000 patients every year. SHAWCO Health co-ordinates eight student-run clinics each week in over 12 developing communities: six clinics which operate at night from Monday to Wednesday in various Cape Town communities; one paediatric clinics every month; and a Women's Health Clinic every month which serves refugees in association with the Scalibrini Centre.Each clinic has a qualified doctor to supervise the volunteer students, and a registered dispensing nurse who oversees the clinic pharmacy. All services and treatment is offered free of charge to patients.SHAWCO Health, along with SHAWCO Education, is one of the 2 major sectors of SHAWCO. It is a dynamic, innovative and passionate student-run organisation based at the University of Cape Town.Instagram: @shawco_healthFacebook: SHAWCO Health/ @SHAWCOHealth
