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Four clinics offer primary health care: The Eighth Avenue, Fourth Avenue, Marlboro and East Bank clinics, all owned by the City of Johannesburg. The Alex Health Centre, offers a more comprehensive health
service, and is owned by a non-governmental organisation. All five health centres have been upgraded. The Edenvale Hospital, about 2,5 kilometres away from Alex, is also being upgraded and new facilities being built.
An extensive HIV/AIDS programme has being undertaken which includes the establishment of two voluntary testing centres.
A central social services office at 8th Ave has been established to improve the co-ordination of delivery. |