Persistent Failure of the COIDA System to Compensate Occupational Disease in South Africa (Original Articles) (Case Study‪)‬

South African Medical Journal 2012, Feb, 102, 2

South African Medical Journal
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Publisher Description

Two compensation case histories are described and lessons drawn about perennial deficiencies in the system of compensating occupational diseases in South Africa. Compensation system failures demoralise clients and medical practitioners, and transfer the costs of occupational disease to workers and public sector medical facilities. Both patients gave written consent for their case details to be used. Case 1

GENRE
Health & Well-Being
RELEASED
2012
1 February
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
12
Pages
PUBLISHER
South African Medical Association
SIZE
215.8
KB

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