1 min readBy Greg Ardé
XENOBAROMETER: Durban’s Denis Hurley Centre clinic buckles under pressure of xenophobia, medicine stockouts
Amid a flood of desperate foreign nationals and a shortage of TB and HIV drugs, staff are now forced into a heart-rending position: turn away people who are ‘crying for life-saving medication’.
By Greg ArdéSouth Africa
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Amid a flood of desperate foreign nationals and a shortage of TB and HIV drugs, staff are now forced into a heart-rending position: turn away people who are ‘crying for life-saving medication’.
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- 32 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 20, 2026
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- Greg Ardé
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- Daily Maverick