Gautengโs oncology crisis
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ.
Itโs a story often repeated in South Africaโs neglected public healthcare system: old equipment, untrained staff, and a general lack of resources. In Gauteng, itโs a story thatโs grown to reveal an unprecedented level of crisis. The provinceโs only two oncology radiation units are creaking under the strain of overwhelming demand and desperately ill patients are left waiting months, even years, for life-saving treatment. Carte Blanche investigates.