SupplyChain Magazine May 2015 | Page 143

TRANSNET
SUPPLY CHAIN name ‘ Phelophepa ’ combines elements of Sotho and Tswana dialects and means ‘ good , clean health ’ which is the precise purpose of using the train network to deliver healthcare .
The ‘ train of hope ’ offers medical and psychological aid to the most needy , in addition to education programmes . It also won the United Nations Public Service Award in the ‘ Improving Service Delivery ’ category in 2008 in recognition of the beneficial effect it has on the communities it serves . The Transnet Foundation also supports education and sport in rural schools , in addition to the allocation of various funds and grants for those most in need .
Loading bay Port Elizabeth
The Phelophepha health service utilises the train network to provided much needed healthcare to regional communities .
www . transnet . net 143