Watch: The deadly wait for cancer treatment
Patients are dying waiting for cancer treatment in Gauteng’s public hospitals.
Supporters of The Defend our Democracy Campaign picket outside the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital that remains 30% closed since a fire broke out at the Hospital 10 months prior, 20 February 2022, Johannesburg. Supporters call on government to fix and reopen critical wards at the Hospital immediately. Picture: Jacques Nelles
The Gauteng public health system is in a crisis.
Cancer patients often die while waiting months for urgent treatment.
There have been numerous allegations of staff mistreating patients, even tying a patient to a bench.
Health workers themselves complain that the load is too much and that the province’s health leadership is missing in action
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