Shanty Clinic

Johannesburg's healthcare landscape is split between private practice in the suburbs and the clinics that serve townships and densely populated areas where medical aid isn't common. Shanty Clinic operates in that second reality — serving communities where people come in without insurance, where chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes are rife, and where preventive care and health education matter as much as treatment itself. The clinic handles immunisations, maternal health, TB screening, and the everyday illnesses that affect working families. It's embedded in its neighbourhood in a way that private rooms in office parks simply aren't, understanding the local health priorities and the barriers — cost, transport, time off work — that keep people from seeking care.