Three NHI clauses on the contracting unit for primary healthcare were deliberated in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Health Minister Dr Joe Phaala and his DG, Dr Nicholas Crisp’s absence was flagged before the meeting began. Clauses 37, 38 and…
The aftershocks of Covid-19’s stranglehold on the global supply chain are affecting the availability of some essential medicines in South Africa. Medical associations and pharmaceutical organisations are concerned about the low supply of morphine powder and 150 other medicines across…
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has taken the legal route in their bid to make low-cost medical scheme benefit options a reality for South Africans. In the line of fire is the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS), which the…