Empathy in Africa:

 

Bridging the Healthcare Gap

In Diepsloot, a sprawling settlement just north of Johannesburg, finding access to healthcare can be daunting.

Learn how a clinic built by Viatris in partnership with the community is helping to change that.

View the trailer for our upcoming documentary, Empathy in Africa: Bridging the Healthcare Gap

‘It’s the Nearness That You Are There For': Primary Healthcare Clinic Offers a Path Forward

In the morning, as the South African sun rises over the tin roofs and occasional satellite dishes of the surrounding neighborhood, Sister Thandi Mgcina walks through the spotless hallway of the medical clinic she has overseen since its opening in 2022.

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Meet the Characters

Continue the journey through the eyes of three women whose lives have been shaped by our South Africa clinic.

‘I Need to be Strong for Her’: After Three Sons, a Much Wanted Daugher Arrives

One of the happiest days of Portia Seshibedi’s life – the day she gave birth to her fourth child and only daughter – began a five-hour journey to reach a hospital while she was in labor.

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Through Nursing, Lindiwe Mkhize Turns Kindness into Empowerment

Growing up in Soweto, a southwestern township of Johannesburg, Lindiwe Mkhize never thought of herself as poor.

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Lebogeng
Creating Access to Healthcare, One Door at a Time

When Olebogeng Moumakwe strides through the maze of streets that weave through Diepsloot, people often call out to her in recognition – whether she remembers them or not.

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