NHI causes uncertainty for medical schemes

SOUTH Africa’s healthcare landscape finds itself at a critical juncture. NHI causes uncertainty as the nation has deferred essential health financing reforms for nearly two decades. They were anticipating that the ambitious National Health Insurance (NHI) would...

Adcock Ingram’s Urizone Wins Trademark Battle

A South African court has ruled in favour of Adcock Ingram and Zambon SPA. It ordered Cipla Medpro to stop using the trademark Furizome for its urinary tract infection (UTI) medication. The court found Furizome to be confusingly similar to the established Urizone...

Aspen Pharmacare Manufacturing Dispute Shrouded in Mystery

ASPEN Pharmacare has issued a stark warning to investors. They are signalling a potential R2 billion plunge in core earnings for its 2025 financial year. This is due to the significant Aspen Pharmacare manufacturing dispute detailed this week. In a regulatory filing...

NHI Advertising Campaign Proceeds Despite HIV Funding Shortfall

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that the Department of Health will proceed with its planned R65.9 million NHI advertising campaign. This decision comes despite facing a severe funding shortfall for critical HIV/AIDS programmes. The Minister cited the...