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Beaufort West patients have to travel 10 hours for lifesaving treatments

There is currently no outpatient treatment for dialysis and chemotherapy in Beaufort West

The Western Cape health department says it currently has no plans to offer specialised services such as dialysis and chemotherapy in Beaufort West. This means patients have to travel hours to the nearest treatment centres. Archive photo of a hospital: Barry Christianson

Patients in need of lifesaving treatments such as dialysis and chemotherapy have to travel for hours out of Beaufort West to access these.
One patient, Phoebe Stephenson, makes a ten-hour round trip to the George National Renal Care centre three times a week for treatment.
The Western Cape health department says it has no immediate plans to introduce these treatments at Beaufort West health facilities.

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