Zimbabwean breast cancer patient Tendayi Gwata, who campaigned for radiotherapy machines in the capital Harare to be fixed, has tweeted that they have finally been repaired them after a four-month wait: https://twitter.com/TendayiGwata/status/1293561509939941376?s=19
In April, Ms Gwata's radiotherapy treatment was halted after the machine in a private clinic broke.
She started investigating the situation and found that the only three other radiotherapy machines in Harare, at the Parirenyatwa public hospital, were also broken.
Ms Gwata feared that she would be forced to have a mastectomy.
She told the BBC she was now hopeful that it would not be necessary:
Quote Message: "It means I can finish the treatment. I understand they will probably need to add a few more sessions as a result of the prolonged break. And I will most likely not need a mastectomy now that I can finish the treatment."
"It means I can finish the treatment. I understand they will probably need to add a few more sessions as a result of the prolonged break. And I will most likely not need a mastectomy now that I can finish the treatment."