You might think of snakebite as a niche issue rather than a devastating one. But it is thought to kill somewhere between 80,000 and 140,000 people a year.
In sub-Saharan Africa, patients face a ‘wild west’ where treatments for snake bites cost the Earth or don’t work
Not all claims result in awards, and litigation is often a personally and professionally devastating experience
The Special Investigating Unit has a year to track down lawyers and patients who file fake medical negligence claims
Lawyers representing Tembisa Hospital say there is nothing staff could have done to avoid newborn’s brain damage.