Lelatisitswe urges compassion in communities

Monday, October 16, 2023 | 50 Views |

Sethomo Lelatisitswe PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Assistant Minister of Health, Sethomo Lelatisitswe, has urged communities to embrace compassion, care for their fellow citizens, and support each other in living comfortably in a place they can call home.

Speaking during the commemoration of Hospice and Palliative Care Day in Kanye on Friday, he highlighted the significant work done by the Community Home Based Care (CHBC) programme.

From March 2022 to March 2023, the programme assisted a total of 4,515 clients, including 1,028 bedridden clients, 1,306 homebound individuals, and 757 ambulant clients.

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