. >> thelma ngongoshe needs refills on her diabetes and arthritis medication.he would rather spend the night here than wait for months to be seen at a public hospital. >> they give you medicine. >> on average, phelophepa treats 1,500 patients a week. >> onke mazibuko manages the operation which is managed by the national railway in part. >> the train was given, called the train of hope and miracles and i think that says it all is how people feel about the project. >> the phelophepa train made its first journey in 1994. >> the same year nelson mandela was elected south africa's first black president. he placed the right to access healthcare in the nation's new constitution. >> under apartheid, in some rural areas like this one, there was one doctor for every 40,000 black south africans, today the numbers have improved to one in 4,000, that doesn't mean everyone can afford a doctor's care. girdwood badi needs glasses that would cost $140 in town. here, they are just four. >> it is very, very cheap. >> something you can afford? >> something that i can afford, to s