The staff members aimed at feeding 300 men visiting at Tsakane Old Clinic currently known as Society for Family Health, situated in Zulu Street, where these men go for medical male circumcision.
The clients were provided with sandwiches and tea to fill their stomachs and keep them warm, on the cold morning as they waited to be attended to by the staff.
Director of the pharmacy Charlotte Zitha said the main reason for starting a feeding scheme was to give back to the communities who support them.
“After taking over the pharmacy as the new management, we wanted to not only focus on business but also our people and their well-being.
“We also wanted them to know we are here for them and close by to assist as community work touches the core of our hearts.
“Upon discovering that hours are hectic at this centre, we felt it was important to start here, giving back even from the little we have,” she said.
She added that their CEO, Charles Simelane was on a mission to identify some young people who are in need of school uniforms.
Clinic manager Millicent Mkansi said they were grateful for the donation of the food for their clients, as they are seeing many people walking through their doors, especially since it’s school holidays.
“As a society we offer medical male circumcision but are finding that we are only able to assist about 150 to 200 clients daily and we get more than these numbers.
“Our walk-in centre offers counselling, screening and actual procedure and though there are currently high numbers of young people coming, we actually encourage people to come in throughout the year, as healing for the procedure is the same all year round, so they don’t have to wait for winter,” she said.
