The fight against biotech giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals is gaining traction in South Africa. It holds the patent to Trikafta, currently the only effective treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF). The drug is only accessible to wealthy patients in wealthy nations. Trikafta…
Residents in Ga-Pila, outside Mokopane town in Waterberg District, Limpopo, are frustrated with the Sterkwater Clinic’s inability to provide adequate healthcare services. Reports indicate that the clinic has been facing persistent issues, with medication shortages and malfunctioning equipment. *Sy Thobela,…
 Patients at Free State clinics have expressed frustration and anger at having to wake up at 4am only to be turned away due to medication shortages. Some residents claim that officials are taking medication for external use, with most…
Young girls and women in rural areas face huge obstacles in accessing contraceptives due to ongoing stockouts across the country. It’s become so bad in some areas that some mentally prepare themselves for unplanned pregnancies. A recent report by the…
Active pharmaceutical ingredient shortages, production delays, and quality control issues are some of the reasons for a shortage of contraceptives between April and June this year. The Health Department revealed this in its response to the release of the latest…
Patients in need of eye operations in the Sekhukhune and Capricorn districts in Limpopo are disappointed because the Warmbath Hospital in Waterberg District has not called them despite promising to do so a few months ago. Joshua Leselo* (71) from…
The Khujwana Clinic remains unfazed by the numerous complaints of staff taking lunch and forcing patients to wait. Not even a sit-in staged by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) got their attention at the Tzaneen-based health facility. At one stage,…
