[TOP STORY] Why Kimberley hospital’s oncology success could be NHI blueprint

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‘Most of the operational cost and the business is driven by the private model, but it allows us to use our spare capacity at deeply discounted rates to the state,’ says Dr Ernst Marais, chief operating officer of Icon Oncology.

9 Sep 2024 8AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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