On the 30th of July Witkoppen will be taking part in this campaign by creating awareness of this problem and giving patients information on how to avoid human trafficking.

Members of the Gracepoint Methodist Church recently visited Witkoppen Health and Welfare and donated knitted blankets and baby clothes to needy orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) receiving care and support from our social services department. We currently provide essential services to over 540 OVCs. We are very grateful for this donation and as it is winter season we are hoping for more such donations on behalf of our programme beneficiaries. Members of the community are requested to visit o...

Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre has a vacancy for a male primary health care nurse (PHCN) which needs to be filled immediately; qualifying applicants are invited to apply.

27 March 2019 we launched our double-storey pharmacy building

In partnership with Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre, Primary Healthcare 2019 welcomes attendees, presenters, collaborators and exhibitors from all over the world to Rome, Italy. We are delighted to invite you all to attend and register for the “World Congress on Primary Healthcare and Medicare Summit" which is going to be held during May 20-21,2019 Rome, Italy. Primary healthcare 2019 has been designed in an interdisciplinary manner with a multitude of tracks to choose from every segment...

Mvuselelo, the first male-friendly clinic in Region A has been launched at Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre (Witkoppen) in a bid to help fight HIV infections in young girls, women and their partners. This clinic is not just a place to test for HIV, but also a place where men can be attended to for other illnesses. Because Mvuselelo seeks to encourage men’s access to healthcare, it is operated by an all-male staff compliment (including a professional nurse and a counsellor for HIV testing). T...

In October 2014, Thembi* decided to visit Witkoppen as she thought she was pregnant. Upon testing, it was revealed that she was in fact 2 months pregnant and as with every first-time visit, Thembi was asked to also test for HIV. This was the beginning of a new life for Thembi.