South Africa: Legal Claims for Medical Mistakes Are On the Rise in South Africa - What's Behind the Trend

[The Conversation Africa] Medico-legal claims - claims based on medical negligence or malpractice - have skyrocketed in South Africa. Recent figures indicate a growth rate of 23% for medico-legal claims in the public sector since 2014. In the past financial year, more than R6.5 billion (over US$390 million) was awarded in medico-legal claims.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news