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South Africa's grapples with healthcare woes 12 Sept 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Sep 15 09
Witnessed: 1053 times
Regions: South Africa
Issues: Health, HIV-AIDS, Poverty
Tags: Health Care, Soweto
South Africa spends more on healthcare than any other African country. But over half of that is spent treating HIV/Aids.
Overwhelmed and underfunded public hospitals are also struggling to cope with one of the highest tuberclosis rates in the world.
Al Jazeera's Haru Mutasa reports from Johannesburg on the challenges of making healthcare affordable.
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