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Health and Unrest: Counting the cost and getting people their medicines

Posted in: COVID-19, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Provinces

As the country is still calculating the tally of the vaccine stock and medicines stolen in last week’s unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, there is still a lot of uncertainty about plans to restore medicine security.

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Health and Unrest: Counting the cost and getting people their medicines

Health and Unrest: NHLS and medicines distribution impacted

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest

This week’s unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng has disrupted both medicines distribution and laboratory services. Thabo Molelekwa reports.

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Health and Unrest: NHLS and medicines distribution impacted

Reimagining healthcare in the Eastern Cape: Back to Basics is the right medicine to fix stockouts

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Eastern Cape, Latest

Medicine stockouts can have dire consequences. Tendai Mafuma and Ruth Dube look at lessons learnt over the years on how to help prevent medicine stockouts and argue that although the interventions are not new, if implemented it could help solve the vicious cycle of medicine stockouts in the Eastern Cape.

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Reimagining healthcare in the Eastern Cape: Back to Basics is the right medicine to fix stockouts

What it’s like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, Latest

Pharmacists do much more than stand behind a counter dispensing medicine. These professionals have a key role to play in the health care system and the overall well-being of people. Tiyese Jeranji spoke to a community pharmacist and pharmacists in the public health sector to understand their role and the challenges they face.

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What it’s like: Being a pharmacist in South Africa in 2020

In-depth: What ever happened to Ketlaphela?

Posted in: Latest

Government is resuscitating its plans for a state-owned pharmaceutical company and is preparing to announce a new partner in the project. Catherine Tomlinson investigates.

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In-depth: What ever happened to Ketlaphela?

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