Rare Disease Day: South Africans can wait years for diagnosis despite advanced testing technology

A rare disease can be identified 14 hours after a child's birth - with one genetic test, doctors could prevent death and disability. Although this life-saving technology exists, experts say there needs to be much greater buy-in from all levels of society before this becomes a reality for South Africans.

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