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Sick days cost economy R19bn per year

25 Jul 2024
According to Occupational Care South Africa (OCSA), absenteeism costs range from R12 to R16bn per year, but the Human Capital Review estimates it even higher, at R19.144bn. This amounts to about 15% of employees being absent on any given day,” reported The Citizen (24 July 2024).
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High Court ruling ‘a blow to the NHI’

25 Jul 2024
The High Court in Pretoria affirmed a previous ruling that deemed the National Health Act’s Certificate of Need (CoN) provisions unconstitutional and recommended their removal.
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Production time for cancer treatments may be halved

25 Jul 2024
“Big pharmaceutical companies like Gilead Sciences, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, and Bristol Myers Squibb are focusing on reducing the manufacturing turnaround time for personalised blood cancer treatments known as CAR-T therapies,” reported Reuters (24 July 2024).
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Gauteng Health says CA’s court application not ‘factually correct’

23 Jul 2024
According to the Gauteng Health Department it has taken all necessary steps to address the backlog of cancer patients awaiting radiation therapy, reported Business Day (23 July 2024). This follows legal action by the Cancer Alliance, representing 30 cancer organisations, against the department to expedite the provision of radiation therapy to patients in Gauteng.
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SA to roll out CAB-LA injection

23 Jul 2024
“By the end of this year, 867 government health facilities in SA will start offering the two-monthly HIV prevention injection, CAB-LA, using 96,000 doses donated by the US government,” reported Bhekisisa (23 July 2024).
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BUSA welcomes Ramaphosa’s stance on NHI Act

22 Jul 2024
Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge “to resolve differences” and “bring stakeholders together” during his address at the opening of Parliament. - News24 (20 July 2024) He said BUSA believes a collaborative approach is crucial in advancing the nation’s healthcare objectives and the collective vision for universal health coverage.
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OPINION President’s legacy hangs in the balance as healthcare reforms loom

22 Jul 2024
“Within the next five years, ‘everyone in SA will have equal access to equitable, accessible, and affordable high-quality healthcare’,” promised President Cyril Ramaphosa in his Parliament speech.” - Opinion, Sunday Times (18 July 2024) Regarding NHI he said that stakeholders should get together and “resolve differences and clarify misunderstandings”. “Despite the hopeful tone of his speech, there remains a sense of scepticism. His eloquent words, though persuasive, have yet to be matched by tangible actions.”
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Discovery Life claims back to pre-Covid levels

19 Apr 2024
“Discovery Life distributed R10.3bn to its clients, a decrease from the R11bn paid the previous year,” reported Business Day (19April 2024)
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Hundreds of websites found selling fake weight-loss drugs

16 Apr 2024
Reuters reported on 15 April that the cybersecurity company BrandShield has shut down over 250 websites selling counterfeit versions of popular drugs used for weight loss and diabetes treatment within the GLP-1 class.
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RAF bid to appeal judgment on claim requirements

06 Dec 2023
On 5 December 2023 the Pretoria High Court rejected the Road Accident Fund’s (RAF) request to reconsider a previous verdict from November, reported Business Day. “The ruling mandated eliminating the stringent new requirements for filing claims outlined in a 2021 board notice.”
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Covid-19 vaccines: ‘Health Department squandered the opportunity’

07 Sep 2023
“Health activists are right to draw attention to this grossly unfair situation. (Covid-19 vaccine deals) But the far bigger scandal is that the Health Department squandered the opportunity after spending an estimated R14-bn on Covid-19 jabs and belatedly filling its warehouses with enough doses to vaccinate the nation” – Business Day (7 September 2023).
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EDITORIAL: Health Minister must halt care crisis

20 Jan 2023

NHI, the government’s plan for universal health coverage, rests heavily on nurse-led care. Yet where these nurses will come from is a mystery. – Editorial (Business Day 20 January 2023).
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Study raises concerns about quality of hospital meals

12 Jan 2023

According to a study of meals served at Cape Town hospitals the food served to hospital patients are way below the health department “ration scale” and patients’ energy requirements, reportedFinancial Mail (12 January 2023).
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Health Minister’s comment provides ‘some comfort to medical scheme industry’

15 Jun 2022

Health Minister Joe Phaahla’s comment that NHI will be implemented step-by-step - gradually phasing out the role of medical schemes in the private sector - should provide some comfort to these private healthcare services, according to Business Day (15 June 2022)

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Activists demands change in intellectual property laws

10 Nov 2021

Activists from Fix the Patent Laws Campaign (FTPL) urged government to change intellectual property laws to allow more people to access lifesaving medicine for serious ailments such as cancer, HIV, Covid, tuberculosis, mental health and diabetes.

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