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Hospitals1500
Beds donated1875
Patients screened984
Outreaches to dateA TB-FREE Community
SANTA was founded in Durban in 1947 by a group of organisations involved in anti-TB initiativesSouth African National Tuberculosis Association is a volunteer community based None Profit organization which was established in 1947. The main aim was to: – Provide beds for TB sufferers, Establish SANTA branches and give care to TB sufferers and their families.
We operate by these values
Our Mission
Working with governmental & non-governmental organisations to end TB and the Coronavirus, promote good & quality life & support vulnerable groups, including orphans
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FOOTPRINTSANTA has a national footprint and infrastructural support comprising 1,066 Community Health Workers, 86 trainers, 200 counselors, 9 provincial coordinators and 16 Assessors and moderators.
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NATIONALSanta has numerous hospitals and 9 provincial offices around the country, which have served and managed to treat over 100 000 cases of TB annually over the years.
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OWNERSHIPAll 22 properties remained with SANTA when the NDoH incorporated TB Hospital care into its structures in 2012.
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GROWTHThese former TB hospitals remain unused as hospitals. However, there is a need to renovate some of this properties and to some, huge amounts of land remain for building