Worsening waiting list for an operation at Johannesburg general hospital

There are 2‚448 patients on the waiting lists for surgery at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital. The wait ranges from three weeks to six years.This is revealed by Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu in a written reply to questions in the Gauteng Legislature.Her brother was a match‚ but he got murdered - now kidney patient's wish is to find a donorThe longest waiting list is for patients needing a kidney transplant – there are 130 patients waiting for six years.