The new 1790m² modern Bophelong Clinic is taking shape in Doornkop, Soweto, with construction having reaching the 30% overall progress mark.
The Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA), on behalf of the City of Johannesburg, has been implementing the construction of the larger, modernised facility which will be capable of accommodating larger volumes of patients and providing a wider range of services.
There has been extensive progress on the site since Nkomaba Trading and Projects were appointed as the main contractor and handed the site in March this year.
With 20 SMMEs from the ward appointed on the project, the construction is also playing a role in job creation and skills development. A total of 20 local labourers have been selected for skills development and training.
Once completed, Bophelong Clinic will feature a 200-seat waiting area, with public ablutions, a children's play area linked to the waiting area, with a view of food gardens, and dispensary, easily accessed from the waiting area and ample natural light from the roof lights and windows.
The overall scope of works includes the construction of 18 consulting rooms, including an emergency wing, chronic wing, acute wing, a waiting area, guard house and parking area. Ongoing construction work consists of brickwork, plastering, tiling, installing ceilings, painting and paving of the road and walkways.
The clinic is in line with the City's drive to provide healthcare facilities within a 5km radius of all communities and will go a long way improving and expanding patient access to medical services and improve their health, lifestyle, economic growth and provide jobs for the community in Doornkop and surroundings neighbourhoods in Soweto.
Before construction began, stakeholder and community participation had been conducted, ensuring that a much more sustainable sense of ownership, civic pride, citizenship, unlocking development potential is cultivated.
The construction of the new Bophelong Clinic, capable of accommodating larger volumes and giving a wider range of services, is in line with the City of Johannesburg's aim to make health-care services more accessible to the community
