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Pharo used her pension to save her community beautiful news sa > By beautiful news sa - 22 December 2020 - 07:00 Olivia Pharo used her pension to use her community. Image: Beautiful News.
Olivia Pharo has no intention of slowing down. When the nurse resigned, she could have taken her pension and travelled the world.
But this was actually the start of her bringing better healthcare to Atlantis, a suburb in the Western Cape.
Working at a local hospital, Pharo experienced the burden that gang-related casualties placed on medical staff.
She grew increasingly frustrated at the disproportionately high number of patients limiting the time and quality of care she was able to give.