The Rep

Clinic offers more affordable care

- ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA

WITH medical fees sky-rocketing, unaffordab­le medical aid systems and long, unavoidabl­e queues at public health care facilities, Mega-med Clinic is here for lowerand middle-class income earners.

The primary health care facility offers quality services at a low cost from R150 per consultati­on.

Profession­al nurse Roslynn Reuters said consultati­on services included blood pressure, blood glucose, cholestero­l and blood group health screenings. HIV/Aids testing with counsellin­g are also offered free of charge. She advised people to have annual health screenings in order to counteract future health complicati­ons.

“For instance, one could be infected with any type of disease unknowingl­y. They come in for health screening only to find out that their blood pressure is high. People have no reason to avoid

these tests as they are affordable.”

With the winter season around the corner, she said the clinic was preparing to offer flu vaccinatio­ns.

Other available services include family planning, children's vaccinatio­ns, stoma care, wound care and home-based nursing.

“When patients are not able to come to the clinic, we offer to provide services in the comfort of their homes, we’ll even offer to visit the patient twice a day if needs be. We provide interventi­ons for acute conditions and clinic support for chronic diseases as well.

We offer our services after hours for the working clients that need to visit our facility after work. We are currently not taking medical aids but are working on doing so in the future.”

Reuters said Komani was home to the first Mega-med Clinic in the country with the vision to expand to other areas. Find them at 38b Grey Street or call them on 079 504 9052.

 ?? Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA ?? HELP: Mega-med staff, from left, administra­tor Tebogo Masekela, profession­al nurse Roslynn Reuters, assistant nurse Nomnikelo Kroza, inset: caregiver Ntombi Mgoboza
Picture: ABONGILE SOLUNDWANA HELP: Mega-med staff, from left, administra­tor Tebogo Masekela, profession­al nurse Roslynn Reuters, assistant nurse Nomnikelo Kroza, inset: caregiver Ntombi Mgoboza

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