Advocacy Cancer Alliance v MEC for Health, Gauteng
March 31, 2025 Word for Word Media
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While judgement is still underway, Khanyisa Mapipa helps us understand the case of Cancer Alliance v MEC for Health, Gauteng, and 10 others.

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Section 27(1)(a) of the Constitution provides that everyone has the right to access healthcare services. This right is predicated on the condition that the government has resources available to provide the service.  The affirmation of the limitation on the right to access healthcare is almost as old as our Constitutional dispensation, with the right having been tested at the advent…

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Bladder Cancer Philip Botha – From preparing for death to living in wonder
March 31, 2025 Word for Word Media
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Philip Botha was preparing for death until his medical aid approved a new immunotherapy drug to treat his bladder cancer. He shares his phenomenal story with us.

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Philip Botha (60) lives in Randburg, Gauteng with his wife. They have two adult children and three grandchildren. In May 2023, when Philip first encountered signs of bladder cancer: blood in urine, frequent and burning urination, and loss of appetite, he was on a holiday in Zanzibar, and spent five days in the…

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