28 June 2023 1 Min Read
Cancer and the NHI: Will patients see better treatment?
Charlotte Maxeke hospital’s radiation waiting list gets longer each year because of too few staff to operate lifesaving cancer equipment. Can the National Health Insurance scheme fix the broken health system?
in News & Fox by Mia Malan, Jessica Pitchford, Mohale Moloi, Yolanda Mdzeke, Tsidiso Lechuba, Tshidiso Thangwana and Dylan Bush
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Almost 3,000 people with prostate, breast, cervical and colon cancer are waiting for radiation treatment at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
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