Monday 10 February

SECTION27, representing the Cancer Alliance, will argue against the Gauteng Department of Health (GDoH) and nine others for failing to utilise the R784 million designated for addressing radiation and surgical backlogs in the province. The Johannesburg High Court will hear the matter on Thursday, 21 November at 10H00.

The provision of radiation oncology services is crucial in cancer treatment, making this case extremely urgent. When patients do not receive radiation treatment within the recommended three-month timeframe, they often experience recurrences of the cancer. This, in turn, requires additional medical assessment, cancer staging, and sometimes further surgery and chemotherapy before they become eligible for radiation treatment again. The delay in integrated radiation oncology treatment results in the tragic loss of more lives among cancer patients. Therefore, SECTION27, Cancer Alliance, and the Treatment Action Campaign urge the GDoH to urgently fulfill its constitutional duty of granting these patients access to cancer treatment.

The European Union funding supports SECTION27 and the Centre for Child Law’s work in enhancing accountability in health and education in South Africa.

For media enquiries/ permissions contact:

SECTION27: Pearl Nicodemus | nicodemus@section27.org.za | 082 298 2636

Cancer Alliance:  Salome Meyer | salomefaan@gmail.com | 079 483 3175

TAC:  Ngqabutho Mpofu | ngqabutho.mpofu@tac.org.za  | 072 225 9675


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