The DA’s alternative health plan for South Africa: Yes or No?
By Di Caelers – There’s no arguing that South Africans, especially the poorest of the poor, have a Constitutional right to access healthcare services.
A new dawn for medicines regulation in South Africa
The MCC will soon be replaced by the South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA). Spotlight asked MCC registrar Dr Joey Gouws and MCC chairperson Professor Helen Rees about changes at South Africa’s medicines regulator.
Ten patents on two TB drugs
By Marcus Low – An online tool launched last week sheds light on what patents have been granted for which medicines in a number of developing countries.
Won the battle, lost the war
By Marcus Low & Lotti Rutter – In the early days of the AIDS epidemic, the high price of antiretroviral medicines meant many lives were unnecessarily lost. While the global AIDS movement managed to force lower prices for key ARVs, the wider battle has not yet been won.