Free Maternal and Under-6 Health Care
Free Health Care for Pregnant Women and Children Under 6
Paid by National Department of Health · 🇿🇦 South Africa
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on pregnancy, new baby or adoption — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
Where this comes from
Maternity care is an integral component of primary health care and a free health service for pregnant women (National Department of Health maternity care guidelines)
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other health & care support in South Africa
2 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
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