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Too high a price to pay

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Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Fund revealed during its Trauma Management Symposium held at Avani Hotel on Friday that by the end of July this year, P54 million had already been spent on spinal cord injuries.

Information presented at the symposium shows that MVA has a total database of 182 spinal cord injured claimants spread across the country, 133 being paraplegics while 50 are tetraplegics.

MVA Fund Board Chairperson, Dr Boitumelo Mokgatla explained: “Severe injuries including spinal cord injuries are the highest cost drivers. This is mainly due to their complexity, long length of hospital stays in specialised units, and need for intensive rehabilitation.

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