NHLS TrakCare Outage Exposes Backup Power Gaps

Original Article by Tamsin Metelerkamp | Daily Maverick | 18 March 2026

NHLS TrakCare Outage disrupts public-sector lab results nationwide, raising questions about backup power, resilience, and readiness for NHI.

NHLS TrakCare Outage disrupts public-sector lab results nationwide, raising questions about backup power, resilience, and readiness for NHI.

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