A community partnership programme addresses the needs of three partners in a unique way.

The process for the establishment of a community development programme between three partners, namely the community of Mangaung, the University of the Orange Free State and the Health Department of the Free State is discussed from the beginning. The phases of the process, the related stumbling blocks, the reasons for success, the scope of the programme, as well as the extent to which the three partners benefited from it, are discussed.

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibodies in children in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Background: An association of H. pylori infection with chronic gastritis, peptic ulceration and gastric cancer is known.

Methods: Prevalence of IgG antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in children in the Bloemfontein, South Africa area was studied.