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Traged i e s like Life Esidi meni go on, says playwright

144 DEAD

ACCESS to health-care services is a basic human right guaranteed by the Constitution. However, even when such rights are enshrined, they often are violated.

One such example is the Life Esidimeni tragedy.

Between March and December 2016, 144 mental health patients died after the termination of a contract

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