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A student oriented club passionate about raising awareness on the plight of rural health in South Africa and getting students involved.

Johannesburg, South Africa
Joined January 2014
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Reflecting on 2021 and guys??!! I really am a doctor. MBBCh bagged age 22!!!
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I've taken the time to process it all and it still feels surreal. Dr Fatouma Lo MBBCh (Wits) Subhanallah, this one is for you papa 😭
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This year, our chairwoman @lofatouma and 2016 chairman, Yuval Belisha, attended the Rural Health Conference (RHC). The RHC is an annual conference held in South Africa, each year being in a different province. It… instagram.com/p/B2J6uq6Hd01/…
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TODAY IS THE DAY!!! Will you be coming through? All are welcome irrespective of having RSVP'd or not. Hope to see you all there!
We are less than two days away from this exciting panel discussion. What is Alternative Medicine? What are the different forms of Alternative Medicine? How can Western Medicine and Alternative Medicine collaborate and should they? Join us and have your questions answered.
We are less than two days away from this exciting panel discussion. What is Alternative Medicine? What are the different forms of Alternative Medicine? How can Western Medicine and Alternative Medicine collaborate and should they? Join us and have your questions answered.
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RSVP link in bio. Feel free to dm us for more info. We hope to see you there this Wednesday at 17h30. Venue is the Marie Curie Lecture Theatre located in Wits Medical School.
Can western medical doctors work with traditional African healers? Should they? Why should traditional African healers work with the West when all the West has done is: collonise, stigmatise and harm traditional healers??
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Come and get the answers to these questions at Wits Rural Health Club's Alternative Medicine Lecture next week Wednesday (28 August 2019) from 17:30 to 19:00. Make sure to RSVP: forms.gle/DHGQEe8u9BaugZe59 Refreshments will be served afterwards. 😀
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Venue: Marie Curie Lecture Theatre, Wits Parktown Health Sciences Campus (7 York Rd, Parktown).
Remember to RSVP for the Alternative Medicine Lecture next week Wednesday. 💉
Doctors, Homeopaths and Sangomas. What could they possibly have in common?? Come join us for an exciting panel discussion on Alternative Medicine between these experienced professionals. RSVP link: forms.gle/xF1ddrD5Kn6JufuB7
Doctors, Homeopaths and Sangomas. What could they possibly have in common?? Come join us for an exciting panel discussion on Alternative Medicine between these experienced professionals. RSVP link: forms.gle/xF1ddrD5Kn6JufuB7
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"When you strike the womxn, you strike the rock!" Womxn's March of 1956. Happy Womxn's Day.
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Two towns in South Africa (one in Limpopo and one in Mpumalanga) have worse air quality than that of Jakarta and Beijing! It's important to note how pollution exacerbates the burden of disease on rural and poor communities. Something must be done.
COPAC and SAFSC are embarking on a campaign to fight for climate justice. Take a few minutes of your day to familiarize yourself with the fact sheet below👇🏾. #WeCantBreathe
Pollution kills. Sasol, alone, emits more greenhouse gases than the country of Portugal. And Eskom, alone, emits more than Argentina!
COPAC and SAFSC are embarking on a campaign to fight for climate justice. Take a few minutes of your day to familiarize yourself with the fact sheet below👇🏾. #WeCantBreathe
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We kicked off our FIRST Health Advocate training in Nqeleni! 33 community members learnt about their right to health and how they can use social audits as a means of advocating for improved WASH services in their clinics + hospitals @SECTION27news @PublicHealthSA @SpotlightNSP
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