A major cervical cancer screening unit at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg has shut down this week after losing crucial US funding. The closure threatens to worsen delays in early detection, risking lives in a country already battling one of the world's highest cervical cancer rates. Clinics across Gauteng are overwhelmed, and medical experts warn that without urgent donor support, many South African women may face late diagnoses and preventable deaths. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Mark Faesen, a specialist gynaecologist working with the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)... 

<p>A major cervical cancer screening unit at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg has shut down this week after losing crucial US funding. The closure threatens to worsen delays in early detection, risking lives in a country already battling one of the world's highest cervical cancer rates. Clinics across Gauteng are overwhelmed, and medical experts warn that without urgent donor support, many South African women may face late diagnoses and preventable deaths. Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Mark Faesen, a specialist gynaecologist working with the Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU)...&nbsp;</p>

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A weekly news and current affairs show presented by Elvis Presslin on SAfm 104 to 107 from 5:00 to 6:00 am.

<p>A weekly news and current affairs show presented by Elvis Presslin on SAfm 104 to 107 from 5:00 to 6:00 am.</p>