Medicine price transparency is a sticky issue at WHA
The World Health Assembly reports that universal health coverage is gaining momentum, but many governments are intent on keeping their medicine prices secret.
Read MorePosted by Kerry Cullinan | May 27, 2019 | News |
The World Health Assembly reports that universal health coverage is gaining momentum, but many governments are intent on keeping their medicine prices secret.
Read MorePosted by Kerry Cullinan | May 23, 2019 | News |
Coca-Cola South Africa denies that it cut the sugar content of its drinks in response to government’s tax on sugary drinks.
Read MorePosted by Kerry Cullinan | May 6, 2019 | News |
Passionate and principled, the Health Minister has led massive victories over HIV during the past decade. But as South Africa attempts to introduce complex changes to our health system, is it time for an operations person rather than a firefighter?
Read MorePosted by Kerry Cullinan | Apr 15, 2019 | News |
Profit seems to be the only logic driving medicine prices, with some African countries paying more for medicine than European countries, and US citizens paying some of the highest medicine prices in the world. There are global efforts to rein in excessive profiteering but removing the secrecy around prices is complicated.
Read MorePosted by Kerry Cullinan | Apr 10, 2019 | Health |
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is calling upon governments to put an end to the secrecy that rules in the field of pharmaceutical products when they meet this week at the World Health Organisation Fair Pricing Forum to discuss access to essential medicines.
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