Unaffordable healthcare is fatal for the poor - Motsoaledi
Cape Town – If no drastic action is taken against unaffordable cancer and TB drugs, the country will be counting body bags like it was at war, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Tuesday. "Anybody who is desperate to remain alive and tries to obtain treatment at current costs will end up in poverty," he said. Motsoaledi was presenting his budget vote in Parliament, where he bemoaned the high costs of medical care, using cancer drugs as an example.