Primary Healthcare Clinics
Primary Healthcare Clinics:
Your Trusted Health Partner
At IMASA, we are committed to delivering high-quality primary healthcare services that prioritise your well-being. Our primary healthcare clinics serve as your first point of contact for a wide range of medical needs, offering comprehensive, personalised care for individuals and families.
Durban Clinic
Covid19 Screening, Vital Sign Screening, Group Health Education, Cereal or sandwiches, Primary Health Care, Referrals to Neighbouring Hospitals, Free Health Services to Muslim Dormitories and Madrassa Scholars, a Dermatology Clinic, Optometry Clinic, Dental Services being prepared for next year, Fire Control, Emergency Evacuation and OH&S Programs for staff and Monthly Staff Wellness.
Other empowerment services:
1. Gogo’s club where sewing, knitting and baking is taught- once a week to the elderly
2. Youth empowerment club twice a month
3. Adherence club providing education on HIV and AIDS, other diseases and common problems
4. A dignity program providing sanitary towels to disadvantaged learners at neighbouring school.
5. Assistance by counsellors to obtain ID documents and grants
6. Provision of blanket in the winter
7. Free HCT
8. Placing trained care givers in homes through our agent.
9. Inservice and continuing education for professional nurses at clinics.
IMASA Cape Town - Langa Clinic
Historically the Langa township was one of the first established in the post war apartheid era where African people were segregated into. Over the years through steady urban migration its population swelled and soon spilled over to Gugulethu, Crossroads and Kayelitsha. During the pre 1994 era the IMA found its way into these town ships often under siege, to bring medical relief to what were “no-go” areas. Through these circumstances it was unable locate a permanent venue to render its services.
At the same time there were developing small pockets of Muslims notably in Langa under the leadership of Imam Dawood Lobi and Imam Abdullah Haroen(RA). Under tremendously impoverished and trying circumstances, a wood and iron structure was erected in a backyard of a township house which served as a masjid for the Langa jamaa’.
This survived on small handouts from the Cape Town community and it was during an outreach campaign in Ramadaan 2008 when the IMA sent a speaker to Langa that the committee requested to establish regular contact with the IMA. It was then intimated that they were seeking an alternate site for a mosque and multipurpose centre.
Suffice it to say they encountered closed doors to their requests for a suitable plot of ground at the city council. By the grace of the Almighty, a building previously occupied by a GP who had passed away, became available for sale. The committee and the IMA jointly put up the price of R600, 000. A trust was formed with IMA representation to administer this waqf property.
After extensive cleaning up and modest renovation, we commenced operations during the month of Ramadaan 2010, with an enthusiastic response from the community. At the same time the soup kitchen donated by the IMA in collaboration with the community in the name of the Zimasile Islamic Society, the custodians of the mosque.
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KZN Clinics
This transformation began in 1977 when Dr M Khan from Port Shepstone returned from Buffalo in 1977 after attending the Annual convention of The IMA in North America.
The discussions by some members of Lajnatul Atibba presented some challenges which prompted Dr GM Hoosen to attend the next convention of IMA North America in Detroit where he met Dr Ahmed El Kadi a; founding member of that IMA. This led to Dr El kadi visiting South Africa in September 1979. These three stalwarts toured the then Transvaal, Natal and the Cape distributing motivations for the commencement of IMASA.
After much discussions and challenges the seeds for a National Muslim Medical Association were sawed, this was followed by Lajnatul Atibba transforming to form the IMA of South Africa in 1979 and the name was ratified at the 1st IMA Convention in March 1981.
The 1st meeting of the Durban branch was held on the 30th of October in 1979 at the Orient School Board room with Dr GM Hoosen on the Chair. The 1st executives were; Chairman [GM Hoosen], Secretary [Dr E Seedat], Treasurer [Dr YA Chenia] and Clinics Representative [Dr MY Motala].
The Islamic Dawah movement established the Braemar Clinic in 1980 and handed its management to the IMA in 1982. This historical clinic had a volunteer Nurse Sister Karima who became the 1st Nurse for IMASA on the 15th of September 2003. It became very busy so further clinics were opened by Muslim Youth Movement in Marianhill Clinic and a further one called the Malukazi Clinic was established in 1978 by the Isipingo branch of the MYM, both these Clinics were handed over by their owners to the IMA KZN for management.
There were many reactions to the formation of the IMASA, however the clinic functions progressed and was appreciated by the communities it served.