Cyberattack on NHLS disrupts patient care

Health workers, despite the challenges, are tirelessly working to mitigate the severe impact of a cyberattack on the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), significantly hindering patient treatment. Doctors at two major state hospitals in Johannesburg report that critical medical procedures have been postponed due to the NHLS’s inability to upload test results online since the cyber hack on June 22.…

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