OPINIONISTA: Health Professions Council of SA is failing victims of medical malpractice, protecting their own

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As the only regulatory body for doctors in South Africa, the Health Professions Council of South Africa is the only institution that can hold medical practitioners accountable and protect patients from misconduct. But it is failing in its duty.

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