The provincial Health Department has again partnered with Mediclinic, Life Healthcare and other entities on its Mandela Day surgeries initiative which is aiming to perform at least 350 free surgical procedures by the end of August.
CAPE TOWN - A Cape Town man is raving about the impact that a public surgical project has had on his quality of life.
Liam Dysason suffered a sports injury in the 1980s which left him with torn ligaments in his right knee. Dyason was on Monday part of an event at Groote Schuur Hospital, where Western Cape health officials gave an update on their efforts to speed up the provision of specialist surgical care to patients who’ve been on long waiting lists.Dyason explains “…I find myself blessed, I retired praying that this would happen and last year in June, I received a call from Groote Schuur Hospital enquiring whether I still need this procedure done…” pic.twitter.
' EWN Reporter July 17, 2023 The province’s Head of Health, Dr Keith Cloete, says the department has joined hands with Mediclinic, Life Healthcare, the Joint Care Trust, Red Cross War Memorial Hospital and The Radiance Foundation to make these surgical procedures available. pic.twitter.
Dyason is one of the patients that are benefitting from the ongoing partnership between the private sector and the Western Cape Health and Wellness Department.
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