Listed below are members of the Greater Knysna Community Health Care Forum with whom KSH have Memorandum of Agreement and who have all signed on to the Forum’s strategy:
Organisation | Nature of relationship | Where are They Based? | Describe the nature of their work |
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Alzheimer’s Association SA | Forum + Mutual Referral | Knysna | Counselling, care, education, and screening, of Alzheimer’s Patients |
CANSA Association | Forum + Mutual Referral | George / Knysna | Counselling, Education, Prosthetics, and Care of Cancer patients |
Child Welfare | Forum + Mutual Referral | Knysna | Counselling, Care and placement of Children / orphans |
EMS (Emergency Medical Services) - Metro | Forum | Knysna | Transporting of patients |
FAMSA (Family and Marriage Association of South Africa) | Forum + Mutual Referral | Knysna | Family, Marriage and trauma counselling and support |
Dept of Health - HAST Co-ordinator Community-Based Care Coordinator M-SAT (Multi-Sectorial Action Team) Coordinator |
Forum | Knysna | VCT Counsellors and adherence support Home Based Care CBR Project Community based response |
Mad About Art | M-SAT | Knysna | Youth Programmes, Education, Counselling adherence support to youth |
Knysna Assoc Physically Disabled | Forum | Knysna | Care of disabled people and skills development |
BADISA Family Care - Loeriehof Old Age, Home / Knysna caring services | Forum + Referrals + Training +Clinical Support | Knysna | Care of elderly and residence, family Support, Community Support, statutory child protection |
HERO | Forum + Referrals | Knysna | Care of Chidren, play and trauma therapy |
Masithandane | Forum + Training | Sedgefield | Chronic Care, Community Care, Self-Empowerment programmes, Education and Counselling |
Red Cross | Forum | Knysna | First Aid Education, Private Home Nursing services |
That's It | Forum | Knysna | TB Adherence Support, Counselling, and Treatment support, Assisting DOH |
Vermont Centre | Forum + Referrals + Training | Knysna | KSH in-patient unit and care of elderly, In-House care for Disabled people |
Epilepsy South Africa | Forum + Referrals | Knysna | In Patient Care of people with Epilepsy, Work programmes |
Edge of Africa | Forum | Knysna | Volunteer organisation involved in numerous community upliftment programmes |
Knysna Education Trust | Forum | Knysna | Early Childhood development |
Dept of Social Development | Forum | George | Social Services |
Correctional Services | Forum | Knysna | Counselling, education |
Dorothy Broster Children’s Home | Forum | Knysna | Placements, providing care for Orphan Vulnerable Children |
KADAC (Knysna Alcohol & Drug Abuse Centre) | Forum | Knysna | KADAC (Knysna Alcohol & Drug Abuse Centre) |
E Pap | Forum | Knysna | Distributors of Epap to schools |
NACOSA | Forum | Cape Town | Training and M-SAT support |
Hunters Village | Referrals + Training | Knysna | Care of elderly and residence |
National and International
Listed below are other organisations with whom KSH network regularlyOrganisation | Nature of relationship | Where are They Based? | Describe the nature of their work |
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The Association of Palliative Care Centres (APCC) | Member | Cape Town | Support and development of Hospices |
DeKalb County Hospice | Twin Hospice– mutual support, sharing of palliative care learning material and experiences, fundraising events | Illnois, USA | Hospice providing palliative home based care |
Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa (FHSSA) | Member | Alexandria, USA | Support and development of Hospices |
Local
Organisation | Nature of relationship | Where are They Based? | Describe the nature of their work |
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Knysna Provincial Hospital | Mutual referrals, pharmacy, palliative care training | Knysna | Hospital |
Primary Health Care | Referrals, support, palliative care mentoring | Greater Knysna Municipality | Primary Health Care clinics |
South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) | Assistance with fast-tracking social grants and pensions | George | Social Welfare grants, Disability, foster care grants, old age pension etc. |
Dept. Home Affairs | Assistance with important documentation | George | Identity documents, birth certificates, marriage certificates |
Sinethemba Youth | Referral of orphan vulnerable children | Knysna | OVC support and child care |
Faith based organisations, eg Options, Youth for Christ & churches | Spiritual support, food parcels, clothing, bedding | Knysna | Spiritual care, and support of teenage pregnancies |
South African Police Services | Referral of community issues | Knysna | Police Station, Commissioner of Oaths |
Bitou Health and Welfare forum | Partner | Plettenberg Bay | Coordinate Health and Welfare activities in Bitou |
PlettAid Foundation | Mentored by KSH | Plettenberg Bay | Palliative Care |
@Peace | Mentored by KSH | Plettenberg Bay | Palliative Care |
Ithemba Lebomi | Mentored by KSH | George | Palliative Care |