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The silent scourge – why poverty drives chronic respiratory illnesses in South Africa

10 March 2026 by CapeTownNewsReader

Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma account for 4% of all deaths in South Africa and poverty is the main underlying driver of these diseases, say …Read More at Source

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