KwaZulu-Natal floods offer warning on impact of climate change on health

Poorer communities are most at risk from intensifying extreme weather and SA’s healthcare system is ill-prepared to deal with the situation, researchers say

24 April 2022 - 00:00

Flood repairs at KwaZulu-Natal health facilities will cost tens of millions of rand and new research into the impact of climate change says worse is likely to come...

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