South Africa’s battle to resuscitate cancer care

South African electrician Phiwankosi Mkhize was diagnosed with lung cancer in May last year and told by the hospital to come back for a scan in 15 months. But after just 12 months he died, before having the chance to receive treatment. The 66-year-old’s fate is far from unique in southeastern KwaZulu-Natal province, the country’s second most populous. Hundreds of […]

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