With a focus on creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, Garmin Southern Africa based in Rosebank, launched the Garmin Mobile Health Unit.
According to Garmin’s marketing co-ordinator, Christine Devenish, the health unit is customised with equipment needed for eye tests and dental check-ups. “The truck can bring these vital primary health care services to people in communities and schools in under-serviced areas, helping to achieve the goal of accessible universal health care for all. Last month, the unit was officially launched at an event at the Ebenezer Hannah Home in Walkerville, Johannesburg,” Devenish said.
She added that Garmin’s Johannesburg head office collaborated with Meals on Wheels as part of a youth month drive and the Garmin Mobile Health truck visited the home which accommodates orphans and vulnerable children.
Devenish said, “A qualified dentist did free dental check-ups and taught the children about basic dental health before lunch, provided by Meals on Wheels, was served and staff joined in for an afternoon play session with the children. Such collaborations will continue, with the next outreach planned with the Unit on 18 July for Nelson Mandela Day.”
Ebenezer Hannah Home is a non-profit organisation caring for underprivileged children and destitute elderly people in the south of Johannesburg. Meals on Wheels is a community service non-profit organisation with a vision for a hunger-free South Africa. From more than 200 kitchens countrywide it provides two million prepared cooked meals a month for distribution among the poor, vulnerable, disabled and elderly.
To find out more or participate in the next outreach, contact Christine Devenish at Garmin Johannesburg 011 251 9964 or visit www.garmin.co.za
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