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Care that reaches further

An estimated 6,000 South African children are born each year with congenital heart defects. Most of them will eventually reach a public hospital waiting list. Some will not survive long

Off the waiting list

In the Western Cape, a prostate cancer patient arrived at Tygerberg Hospital with a diagnosis and no way to pay for treatment. His case was referred to Mediclinic, where a

Catching cancer before it catches you

A mammogram takes about twenty minutes. A cervical smear, a few minutes more. A PSA test for prostate cancer is a simple blood draw.