Riding the Good Health Train - for iPod/iPhone

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In rural South Africa there are thousands of people who receive little or no medical care. So what can be done for them? One answer is Phelophepa, the Good Health Train, which makes a circuit of the country every two years. This album joins the team of doctors, medical students and health workers on the train as they visit the town of Taba Nchu. In the weeks before Phelophepa arrives, community activists try to raise public awareness so that as many people as possible are able to benefit. And because need invariably outstrips availability, there is a lot of emphasis...

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  • Riding the Good Health TrainMar 29, 2010
  • The Good Health TrainApr 24, 2008
  • Preparing the communityApr 24, 2008
  • Initial health assesmentsApr 24, 2008
  • The eye clinicApr 24, 2008
  • Improving health educationApr 24, 2008
  • The train moves onApr 24, 2008

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