‘’ Travelling is a massive problem. I take 3 taxis to get to TBH for my follow-up, and it is expensive as I am a pensioner.’’
“I have to travel 5 hours by public transport to get to the hospital. I leave my house at 3am to be at the hospital on time”
“I live in Elsies River. The taxi station open during the early morning hours is far from my house. I do not feel safe walking there when it is still dark, so I find it difficult to be at the hospital at 7 am as requested”
“I am in a wheelchair – it is so expensive to attend all appointments, and my daughter has to pay for her transport to the hospital as well to accompany me”
“Every time my patient has to come to Tygerberg for investigations (which has been 3 times in the last 4 months) she has had to pay the taxi fare to Strand train station, buy a train ticket to Bellville station and again a taxi fare to Tygerberg Hospital and then repeat this whole process when returning home. She receives a pensioner’s grant, which is the only stable income in her household. Money used on transport to the hospital could be used to buy food or for other basic living costs.’’
Please help us to pay for transport for patients to come to our hospital for health care, help us to distribute information sheets to them about their disease and management thereof, and help us pay for a social worker or psychologist to spend time with them.
The impact you can have on the life of someone in need is MASSIVE.
