Wanga on top of the world after medics give their time to perform intricate heart surgery on her

One in every 100 children is born with a significant heart defect in SA, and about 12,000 children are born every year with a life-threatening heart problem

04 July 2023 - 20:49

Wanga Khumeleni was born with two serious heart defects that needed surgical repair. In the state sector, the waiting time for her operations would have taken six months. ..

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