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Institute to improve MCC’s capacity to approve drugs
SA’s Department of Health will launch a spec ialised institute of regulatory medicine in April as one of the measures to improve the capacity...
Blurred vision over legislating alcohol-control policies
Despite the eagerness of governments to legislate alcohol-control policies, it was time to admit that the evidence was far from conclusive, writes Henry Yeomans...
British NHS row over patient records sold to insurers
The medical records of every British National Health Service hospital patient have been sold for insurance purposes, reports The Telegraph. The disclosure comes after...
SA health union supports adoption of Intellectual Property Bill
SA’s National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has reiterated its position, that the adoption of the National Policy on Intellectual Property is...
Legislation drafted for a new medicines regulatory body
Draft legislation that will pave the way for a new regulatory body for medicines has been tabled in Parliament, Business Day reports. It’s a...