Madwaleni Network

This network initiative has been set up to support the development of Madwaleni Hospital, initially in recruitment, but in due course, wider areas such as academic partnerships, support and networking. Madwaleni Hospital is set in a deeply rural area of the Eastern Cape and suffers around 89% unemployment. Despite significant obstacles the staff have made tremendous progress in recent years. For further details on Madwaleni Hospital, its background, progress and achievements, see Madwaleni Hospital.

To support this initiative, a number of people have agreed to be patrons of the Madwaleni Network. They include local, political, traditional, business and NGO leaders. Please see Madwaleni Network Patrons to find out more.

Former doctors and health professionals are lining up to give support with the creation of the Madwaleni Alumni.

Various academic initiatives and partnerships have been established with a number in the pipeline. These include student attachments, research programmes and university partnerships. To find out more, click on Academic Partnerships.

Other doctors, academics and leaders in the fields of health, business, academia and development are also lining up to give support. To find out more, please click on Friends of Madwaleni.

The most significant way a deeply rural hospital like Madwaleni can overcome one of its biggest obstacles to delivering life-saving health services, is in focussed help in the recruitment of key staff, particularly doctors, professional nurses and pharmacists. For current or upcoming vacancies at Madwaleni, please see Vacancies at Madwaleni. NB: Critical vacancies are marked " # " .