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Primary Health Care

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The Nelson Mandela University Student Health Service
Primary Health Care team consist of highly skilled staff that include:
 
3 Medical Secretaries
3 Health Counsellors
8 Professional Nurses and
3 Sessional Doctors
 
The team is dedicated to provide holistic primary health care to all
Nelson Mandela University students and official student visitors.
 
 

Non-Communicable Diseases

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Communicable Diseases

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Trauma / Emergency Medical Care

Trauma or a traumatic injury is a term that refers to physical injuries of sudden onset and severity that require immediate medical attention. 
Emergency Medical Conditions refers to a medical condition manifesting itself by sudden or acute symptoms of such severity (including severe pain) that a person need immediate medical attention by: 
 
  • Placing the health of the individual in serious jeopardy;
  • Causing serious impairment of bodily functions; or 
  • Causing serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.

Sexual & Reproductive Health Services 

Sexually transmitted infection

  • Care include examination, diagnosing, treatment and referral as needed.
  • Prevention through health education, condom education and distribution, and partner treatment
  • Pap smear (with recurrent STI’s and suspicious looking cervix)

Acute Illness

Acute care is a branch of health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery.

Acute illness care include examination, diagnosing, treatment and referral as needed.

Maternal & Child Health Services

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HIV/AIDS care

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Mental Health Care

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Nutrition

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