High winter product demand lifts Adcock Ingram’s turnover

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Adcock Ingram reported a 6% increase in total turnover, reaching R9.6 billion for the year ending in June. This growth was primarily driven by a rise in demand for the company’s winter products, as cold and flu cases and other respiratory...

Gauteng health department summoned over unpaid invoices

The Gauteng health portfolio committee has called on the provincial health department to explain why it failed to pay invoices during the first quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. This means Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko must appear before the committee...

Africa fights mpox outbreak amid vaccine challenges

African public health officials are working hard to prevent the same mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic as they tackle a deadly mpox outbreak. A key concern is the slow process of getting vaccines to the continent. The World Health Organisation recently...

New Jersey to erase $100m in medical debt for many residents

Governor Phil Murphy announced that nearly 50,000 people in New Jersey will have $100 million in medical debt erased. This move marks one of the most extensive state-led efforts to provide direct relief to residents struggling with medical bills. Governor Murphy...

Ageing population will support the private healthcare sector

South Africa’s ageing medical scheme population will provide long-term support for private healthcare companies, according to Sanlam Private Wealth (SPW). The wealth manager, which oversees more than R200 billion in assets, said that the private healthcare...