The Department of Health approved three external pick-up points for medication, which MSF equipped. Pick-up points are managed by independent health care providers who dispense the medication free-of-charge to patients on behalf of the government.
To ensure an integrated approach for all non-communicable diseases, efficient use of resources, collective advocacy, and full community involvement, MSF partnered with other humanitarian and health-focused NGOs in Amathole to form the Amathole District Partners forum, a platform where we can develop joint strategies.
In 2024, we trained Department of Health staff in digital health promotion to equip them with the skills to respond to disease outbreaks. Following the digital health promotion training, we supported the launch of a two-week digital campaign to raise awareness of mpox, which reached millions of people.
We were also a key partner in an exercise assessing the country’s capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health emergencies and to strengthen the health security system, which was successfully completed in the last quarter of 2024.
