IKHWEZI LOKUSA WELLNESS CENTRE - East London

Having started with only 147 patients in 2003, Ikhwezi currently has over 3000 patients on file with approximately 80-90 new patients presenting each week. Our patients are primarily single, unemployed women between the ages of 20-39, who largely come from the impoverished and disadvantaged shanty townships which surround East London. Most of Ikhwezi’s patients come from the following communities: Mdantsane, Scenery Park, Duncan Village and Reeston. As such, Ikhwezi serves as a model for community care and hopes to build its capacity in the provision of HIV/AIDS-related health care services and activities.