JOHANNESBURG - The Democratic Alliance raised concerns around a shortage of essential drugs at government hospitals in Gauteng.
The party said medication for cancer patients has reportedly run out at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the Johannesburg Hospital. At Dr George Mukhari Hospital, some patients claimed they had been turned back because drugs for diabetes had also run out. “I’m very concerned about the shortage of cancer drugs at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and the Johannesburg Hospital. The department owes us an explanation. This falls under the category of vital and essential medicine,” Bloom said.
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