The contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) Act again faces court action, with HFA’s NHI court challenge marking its sixth legal challenge. This time, HFA’s NHI court challenge is brought by the Health Funders Association (HFA). The HFA represents a...
The recent World Health Assembly in Geneva convened against a backdrop of seismic shifts in the global health arena. A dramatic reduction in funding, a re-evaluation of priorities, and a changing leadership dynamic are collectively reshaping how the world addresses...
The South African medical device industry is sounding the alarm once again as provincial health departments, the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), and the SA Military Health Service collectively owe over R1.4 billion to medical suppliers. This debt, with a...
The Department of Health has incurred a substantial legal bill, spending R9.7 million since October 2023. This was to defend legal challenges against its flagship National Health Insurance (NHI) Act and the existing National Health Act. Health Minister Aaron...
A significant number of cancer drugs approved since 2000, as reviewed by Bloomberg News, have never been definitively shown to extend patient survival for their approved uses. This raises questions about the growing cost of cancer treatments. The landscape of cancer...
