Mpilo Hospital has begun installing advanced cancer treatment technology, marking a turning point for oncology services in the southern region.
Engineers are currently on-site working on a lower energy linear accelerator, while the hospital awaits a multi-energy machine and a CT scan.
Vulindlela Dube, the chief biomedical equipment officer, said the entire installation and quality control process will take approximately three months.
This equipment, funded by the sugar tax revenue which accumulated over US$60 million by early 2026, aims to end years of service disruptions. Since August 2020, the hospital’s radiotherapy machine has been non-functional, forcing patients to be turned away to seek treatment elsewhere.
Residents’ associations have welcomed the initiative, noting it will finally prevent the "turning away of patients".
Health and Child Care deputy minister Sleiman Kwidini said these machines will significantly enhance capacity.
The government is also sourcing additional radiation machines from Switzerland to equip all central hospitals.
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