South Africa: Breakthrough to Revolutionise Burn Treatment

[News24Wire] Until recently the outlook for patients in South Africa with extensive burns was bleak. The best they could hope for were highly specialised transplant techniques, depending on the availability of resources. If they survived, patients faced long and excruciating hospital stays, with mixed results at the end of their treatment alongside a very substantial bill. In some cases the total cost of skin grafting can be up to R1 800 000.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news