JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng High Court has granted the Gauteng Health Department leave to appeal a March court order, mandating them to provide cancer treatment to patients in the province.
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Cancer Alliance, represented by Section 27 plans to oppose the appeal.
The NGO hauled the department to court after it failed to use R784 million allocated in 2023 to provide cancer patients with life-saving treatment.
Khanyisa Mapipa, The Head of Health Rights at Section 27 discussed the case with eNCA.