South Africans To Get Their Medication Via ATM

The days of patients in South Africa who suffers chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS, diabetes,  TB and other chronic diseases, standing in the long queues to wait for medicines are officially over.

Reports revealed that they will now get their medication on ATM which wouldn’t take up to 3 minutes at the time of their convenience.

The pharmacy dispensing unit PDU an ATM-like machine, uses a card with a pin code to dispense medication to patients.

Alexandra township in northern Johannesburg, South Africa, is the recipient of Africa’s first ATM pharmacy (PDU)

The pharmacy dispensing unit (PDU) was launched by Gauteng health MEC Gwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa.