Malegapuru Makgoba, the former health ombud, has seen the country’s health system grow, change and sometimes falter under six health ministers over the past 30 years.
With 4.2-billion people in 50 countries almost half the world’s population voting for their next governments this year, “the biggest threat to security modern humans have ever faced” should be at the top of election talks.
Cervical cancer affects almost 11,000 women a year in South Africa, leading to about 5,000 deaths. It starts with an infection by the human papillomavirus.