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09.07.2026

Slow Patent Reform Delays Access to Medicines

Slow patent reform is blocking access to lifesaving medicines in South Africa, affecting public healthcare and affordability.

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Affordable Medicines, Bedaquiline, Cystic Fibrosis, generic medicines, Patent Reform, Patents Amendment Bill, Pharmaceutical Industry, public healthcare, South Africa, Trikafta, tuberculosis

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