Salome Meyer - Cancer Alliance - 5 March 2024
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Amid concerns about rising cancer numbers and health-system failures in South Africa, advocates are making a case for a national act that would hold the government to account.
Civil society organisations in South Africa are arguing that the country is in urgent need of a dedicated Cancer Act, citing rising cancer numbers set to double by 2030, failures in service delivery and implementation, and inequities in cancer care.
Civil society organisations in South Africa are arguing that the country is in urgent need of a dedicated Cancer Act, citing rising cancer numbers set to double by 2030, failures in service delivery and implementation, and inequities in cancer care.