disabling diseases like typhoid and polio which have been all but eliminated in the white population. Black workers do the bulk of unskilled work which carries with it the highest risk of injury in the mines and factories. The crowded, segregated black hospitals cannot provide the necessary care for disabled people no matter how courageous and dedicated the staff 4. Medical professionals estimate that manv of those with spinal injuries will not live longer than four years in the segregated black townships and rural areas. Black persons with parapleqia and quadriplegia die from kidney failure as a result of infection, or thev are killed by septicaemia resulting from skin ulcers - almost unheard of amonq the white disabled population. 5. Bad as the hospitals are, some persons with disability purposefully injure themselves so that thev will not be returned to the townships where conditions are even worse. 6. Disabled Peoples' International welcomes the efforts made by our sister organization the Disabled People of South Africa (DPSA), a non-racial, apolitical disability rights organization providing a voice not only for the disabled people but for all those who seek to end the divisions and conflicts that infect South Africa. 7. On 10 April 1990, DPSA organized a demonstration in Soweto, which brouqht together more than 250 disabled peoples from all over South Africa. William Rowland, co-Chair of DPSA, estimates 12,000 to 14,000 people have been disabled bv apartheid and violence in the past several years alone. Friday Mavuso, DPSA co-Chair, stated: "We are the victims, the end result of violence. Do we reallv want a South Africa full of disabled people". Many demonstrators carried placards reading "Shot in 1976". 8. A recent DPSA statement stresses "the conditions of poverty and unequal opportunity arise from disadvantages which are economic, social, and 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the plight of people with disabilities in South Africa, highlighting the disproportionate impact of apartheid on their lives. It focuses on the lack of access to adequate healthcare, the poor living conditions in townships, and the high risk of injury and death due to the lack of proper care. The text also mentions the efforts of organizations like Disabled People of South Africa (DPSA) to raise awareness and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. Given the focus on the human impact of apartheid and the advocacy efforts, I hypothesize that the most fitting category is Health and Humanitarian aid and relief.

**Category**
Health, Humanitarian aid and relief