South Africa: How the Bulungula Incubator is creating change in Wild Coast communities

In a thatched hut, halfway up a hill in the Wild Coast village of Nqileni, a young community health worker helps a frail, elderly man on to a portable scale. He suffered a stroke recently and has epilepsy, she explains, so it’s important to check on him regularly and ensure he’s taking his medication as prescribed.

While she assesses him, a second health worker speaks to the man’s wife, who is holding a baby. She pulls out a plastic bag, containing the family’s clinic cards, from…