Cancer care in crisis: Gauteng faces legal action

In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), 791 patients are waiting for six to eight weeks to get radiation treatment for cancer at public hospitals. In contrast, in Gauteng, thousands of cancer patients are waiting much longer – some over a year – for treatment at the province’s two main cancer hospitals. The Gauteng health department is now facing legal action, as organisations like…

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