Macah Foundation hosts panel discussion on the future of mother and child care in SA
Free state mother-and-child care academic healthcare facility focusing on investing in early child development
Recent reports by Statistics South Africa show an urgent need to invest in early childhood development. In the first 1,000 days of a child’s life – from conception until two years of age – the developing brain can form 1,000 neural connections every second. To ensure each child has the opportunity to reach their full potential, both mother and child needs to have access to adequate nutrition, a safe environment and comprehensive health care. Missing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has an effect on SA’s health and economic status. The Mother and Child Academic Hospital (Macah) Foundation was founded by Prof Gert van Zyl, Prof Andre Venter and Dr Riana van Zyl to provide excellent healthcare to vulnerable citizens and to build a specialised mother-and-child academic healthcare facility with state-of-the-art antenatal care in the Free State. On this topic, you can this month attend a free Financial Mail Private Lounge panel discussion about the future of health within the South Afr...
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