Health
Discovery Health does U-turn after public outcry over claims error
The medical scheme administrator will absorb the R125m mistake
By Tamar Kahn
Minister vows talks with government medical scheme trustees over ‘unaffordable’ rates
Unions slam Government Employees Medical Scheme for above-inflation contribution hikes
By Tamar Kahn
KwaZulu-Natal reverses pharmacy intern freeze
Pressure from stakeholders forces a reprioritisation of stretched budget
By Tamar Kahn
Sleepless in SA: The R408bn cost of a tired workforce
From boardrooms to factory floors, sleepless workers are dragging down output
By Jana Marx
Treasury poised to push four provincial health departments into national administration
KZN, Free State, Gauteng and Northern Cape warned over mismanagement, collapsing care
By Hajra Omarjee
BIG READ: Regulators seem powerless against SA’s booming black market for weight loss jabs
High price of registered GLP-1 shots fuels sales of illicit products
By Tamar Kahn
SA urged to join groundbreaking exposome research network
Scientists aim to uncover disease triggers in environmental exposures
By Tamar Kahn
WHO backs GLP-1 drugs for long-term obesity treatment
South Africa is prioritising a review of GLP-1 drugs for state healthcare use
By Tamar Kahn
Gender-based violence is officially a disaster, but will that bring real change?
Without action, it will just be a public relations exercise, say experts
By Jana Marx
SA doubles Global Fund pledge while key donors scale back
SA increases Global Fund pledge as global support drops below target
By Tamar Kahn
HIV activists slam Gilead’s profit-driven approach
Activists urge Gilead to increase HIV shot supply in Africa, criticizing profit focus
By Tamar Kahn
China commits $3.5m to boost SA’s HIV fight
UNAids to channel Chinese funds into health sector
By Tamar Kahn
Pepfar ships first anti-HIV shots to Eswatini
Eswatini was selected as it has the world’s highest rate of new infections
By Tamar Kahn
Competition Commission probes drugmaker Hetero SA
Hetero unit was excluded from an HIV drug tender due to alleged price collusion
By Tamar Kahn
Pharma firm fights to keep slice of ARV pie
Hetero SA challenges exclusion from state HIV drug tender
By Tamar Kahn
