Every so often you hear about extraordinary people and organisations doing amazing things to enhance communities and spread awareness with regards to social justice and health. I recently discovered an initiative called Pink Drive breast cancer awareness, and boy was I impressed.
Pink Drive is a breast cancer education and awareness organisation which has just launched its third mobile mammography unit in Pretoria, South Africa. These units provide health care services to under privileged women across the country.
The state of the art R8 million truck will provide mammography and gynaecology services.
The organisation says it receives no funding from government. However, it has already worked with George Mukhari and Charlotte Maxeke hospitals.
Noleen Kotschan, Pink Drive CEO and founder says, “We are busy at Groote Schuur hospital in the Western Cape to clear their backlogs. So we are making a difference and even in certain instances if its only at the major hospitals were clearing the backlogs so as to ensure that women can get seen as fast as possible”.
According to the Cancer Association of South Africa, one in 35 women are diagnosed with breast cancer daily and one in 25 with cervical cancer.
The organisation, in its sixth year of existence, has educated more than 180 000 women in rural areas and has conducted over 8 000 mammogram tests for those without medical aid.
I say big up’s to Pink Drive and all their partners for making such a huge difference in the lives of underprivileged South African women.
You and I might not be able to start an organisation with trucks that cost around R8 million, but we sure can do our part by helping our neighbours or getting involved with a local organisation or church who stand for social justice and are excited about making a difference in local communities.
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