Activists from the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) have called for the government to scrap patent laws that prevent generics of lifesaving drugs from entering the...
June 5th, 2019
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi leaves the national Health Department after 10 years, with the last few years marred by major failures in public health, while the appointment of...
One in five public health facilities in South Africa were unable to supply at least one antiretroviral (ARV) or tuberculosis (TB) drug on the day they were contacted by...South Africa
A plan to cut US funding to South Africa for HIV programmes is likely to be reversed – as long as the quality of services for people living with HIV is increased, say...Talking Points
Delegates from governments and civil society organisations, attending a global forum on fair pricing and access to medicines, have called for greater transparency around...South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa created confusion with a remark about the proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) during his State of the Nation address, health experts are...South Africa
Patients will pay the price of the latest delayin the Competition Commission’s Health Market Inquiry (HMI), which has been suspended until the start of the new...Weekly Roundup
The Competition Commission’s long-running health market inquiry has delayed publishing its final report until 29 March, 2019, saying it needs more time to consider the...South Africa
Presidential adviser Dr Olive Shisana and Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi appear to have side-lined senior Health Department and Treasury officials in preparing a...
October 31st, 2018
The intellectual property system remains wildly skewed, favouring the pharmaceutical industry over the public interest, writes Constitutional Court Judge Edwin...
