October 31st, 2018
The intellectual property system remains wildly skewed, favouring the pharmaceutical industry over the public interest, writes Constitutional Court Judge Edwin...
The Stop Stockouts Project (SSP) is campaigning for medical staff to report stockouts and has a webpage on their site where this can be done -...Weekly Roundup
Civil society groups have criticised the UN declaration on tuberculosis (TB) ratified on the 26 September saying it “falls short” on critical issues in the fight...Weekly Roundup
The Competition Commission’s long-running health market inquiry has announced yet another delay in the release of its final report, saying it wants to give...Weekly Roundup
On 23 August 2018, Health Ombudsman Professor Malegapuru Makgoba released his report on an investigation into allegations of patient mismanagement and patient rights...South Africa
South Africa has signed a deal with bedaquiline manufacturer Janssen to drop the price of the drug from $750 for a full course to $400, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi...HIV/AIDS
The high rate of HIV infections in South Africa has left Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi “scared”. City Press reports that Motsoaledi was addressing a discussion...Infectious Diseases
A breakthrough tuberculosis pill is being sold at about 10 times the price it should be by patent holder Johnson & Johnson (J&J). Business Day reports that this...
July 11th, 2018The four-year long Competition Commission Health Market Inquiry's finding reveal what Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says he already knew – that South...
July 11th, 2018Just because healthcare workers are providing an essential service does not mean they can't protest – or does it? The Times reports that the South African Human Rights...
