Nine healthcare professional bodies, representing over 25,000 practitioners in South Africa, have announced that they will not sign the president’s health compact. Under the banner of the South African Health Professionals Collaboration (SAHPC), these organisations...
The Gauteng health department will have to return R570 million to the government after failing to spend R1.1 billion allocated for the 2023/24 financial year. The department had requested to roll over R780 million but received approval from the Treasury to roll over...
Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, has partnered with South African drug manufacturer Aspen to produce insulin in vials for 1.1 million people in Africa by 2026. While the deal addresses insulin shortages, it doesn’t solve a key issue: South African...
The United States has successfully negotiated lower prices for 10 of the most expensive prescription drugs covered by Medicare, with price cuts as high as 79%. This move, announced by President Joe Biden, is expected to save $6 billion in the first year and is part of...
The signing of the second Presidential Health Compact, which supports the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, has been postponed to August 22. An urgent notice from the presidency’s events team cited “unforeseen circumstances” for the delay. President Cyril...
