One of South Africa’s leading healthcare enterprises, Unjani Clinics has received a boost with the acquisition of six ultrasound machines to supplement services offered by their rapidly growing network of women nurse-owned clinics that operate within communities and provide low-cost primary healthcare services to the employed but uninsured.
Unjani CEO Lynda Toussaint says the triple B-EE, sustainable initiative aims to strengthen health systems in low-income communities throughout South Africa by empowering community nurses to own and operate their own clinics within their respective communities. “Currently, there are 70 Unjani Clinics in South Africa providing thousands of mothers and babies in low-income areas access to medical treatment. The ultrasound machines donated by Infiniti Insurance will make a significant difference in an area of our primary function. Some 65 per cent of our patients visiting our clinics comprise the reproductive, maternal, prenatal care and family planning, in which the equipment plays a role for around 3 000 scans we do each month.