American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT) Employee Directory
Hospitals and Health CareNew York, United States11-50 Employees
American Friends of the Phelophepa Train (AFPT) is a nonprofit in the Hospitals and Health Care sector, located at 320 West 13th Street, New York, NY 10014, United States. It backs the Phelophepa Health Care Train program, which operates two trains touring rural South Africa to deliver primary health care services and health education to underserved communities, with doctors, dentists, and nurses aboard. The Phelophepa initiative began in 1994 and expanded from three eye-clinic coaches to include optometry, dental, and psychological care; it now runs two 18-car trains delivering health care, education, and outreach, including HIV/AIDS education. The program also trains community volunteers and conducts school outreach, with volunteer opportunities offered to U.S. medical students, university faculty, and other medical professionals. AFPT employs 11 to 50 staff and reports annual revenue in the range of $1 million to $10 million.