South Africa: Children in Kuruman Are Still Worried About Asbestosis

Asbestos has been banned for more than 12 years and yet some areas still have asbestos houses and roofs. Exposure to asbestos dust causes Asbestosis , a harmful and incurable lung condition.

Department of Social Development, in preparation for the National Orphans and Children Conference held in Durban at the end of May, held dialogues with children from Kuruman and one of the burning issues was asbestos.

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