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• In 1994- Roche and Transnet collaborated to establish Phelophepa as the world’s first healthcare facility train providing primary healthcare services including health screenings and medicines in South Africa
•  The Phelophepa trains offer free- mobile- primary healthcare services to the rural areas of South Africa- initiated as three-coach train- the service was expanded to two trains with 19 coaches in 2012. The two trains (Phelophepa I & II) are equipped with diagnostic tools and offer diabetes and cancer screenings including 6 onboard clinics
• Additionally- Phelophepa runs an extensive health education program for the local schools- HIV/AIDS and cancer awareness for the surrounding communities and primary healthcare training for student doctors- nurses & pharmacists

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Ref: GlobeNewswire | Image: Roche