South African Health Products Regulatory Authority
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SA’s first batch of LEN jabs will arrive in February. Use Bhekisisa’s dashboard to find out who should get them
Who should get what slice of the pie once the medicine is available in public clinics? And are numbers alone what would drive decisions?
SA wants to make its own six-monthly HIV prevention jabs by 2027. But there’s a hitch
None of the companies that will be involved have a licence from the inventor of Lenacapavir, Gilead Sciences, to make the jab
The six-monthly anti-HIV jab could be in 360 clinics by February. Who should get the first doses?
The country’s medicines regulator Sahpra says it’s on track to announce its registration decision by the end of October
Two drugmakers will sell the 6-monthly anti-HIV jab for the price of the daily prevention pill
Hetero and Dr Reddy’s will be funded by the Gates Foundation and Unitaid to produce and sell the twice-a-year anti-HIV shot around R692 per person a year
Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise
If we create one system, we could start seeing as many new products as research papers, and as many new jobs as there are journal articles
SA plans anti-HIV jab roll-out at hundreds of clinics by April
The health department hopes to make the twice-a-year anti-HIV injection lenacapavir available soon and to be buying generics by 2027
SA gets R520 million to buy the twice-a-year anti-HIV jab – but there’s a snag
The country isn’t getting extra money from the Global Fund to Fight Aids, TB and Malaria; it has to use cash from a grant it has already been awarded and was cut by 16% in June
Fake medicines: South Africa’s silent epidemic
There is an urgent need to prevent the proliferation of counterfeit and substandard pharmaceuticals
Monthly prescription rule blocks ADHD treatment for South African children
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder affects 5% to 7% of schoolgoing children, but doctors can only prescribe treatment for a month at a time, so don’t get too much…
A prescription for Gauteng’s health: Generics, state pharma and the power of local
Enabling the use of generics, supporting local businesses and setting up a state pharmaceutical company would boost healthcare
Conventional and complementary healthcare professionals need to work together
An inter-referral system between conventional and complementary medical practitioners is essential to giving patients optimal care in our diverse society
Cannabis master plan moved from agriculture to trade and industry ministry
New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session
Waste, food and power: How hospitals fuel climate change
Almost 5% of the world’s carbon emissions come from the healthcare sector. Rethinking how hospitals run can get this down. But healthcare workers say regulations stop them from…
SA’s cannabis growers may bloom
The production of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes finally gets a boost from the government
Promises on legal cannabis industry all smoke and mirrors
Five years after being told to fix South Africa’s unconstitutional cannabis laws, the state has failed to do so