The Witkoppen Health and Welfare Centre (WHWC) in Johannesburg was established in 1946 in response to the lack of healthcare facilities in the area. Its objective is to ensure that deprived communities surrounding the clinic have access to high-quality, comprehensive medical care facilities. It offers a variety of services, including paediatrics, a TB clinic, a family planning and well women clinic, an HIV/Aids clinic, and social welfare services.
A donation of R1.1m from the our Chairman's Fund towards a refurbishment project is set to directly benefit the health capacity of the centre, with a 45% increase in the total number of direct beneficiaries. The refurbishment has seen an existing building within the centre altered into a double-storey facility. Subsequently, the ground floor now has further space for facilities such as consulting rooms and a pharmacy storeroom, whilst the first floor has space for a laboratory, a boardroom, a training room, and an archives room.
Pranill Ramchander, head of corporate communications and branding for Anglo American in South Africa, said that the refurbishment will provide vital assistance in servicing the community at large, and is therefore consistent with the chairman's fund's commitment and dedication to widespread health initiatives.