South Africa’s local pharmaceutical manufacturers have warned that the Department of Health’s growing reliance on imported medicines could place jobs, industrial capacity, and the country’s security of medicine supply at risk. The warning follows analysis by Pharmaceuticals Made in SA (Pharmisa). Their findings show that importers have steadily increased their share of two of the Department of Health’s biggest medicine…
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HIV ARV Tender Crisis Triggers Parliamentary Scrutiny
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi faces urgent questions in Parliament after two companies holding major government contracts to supply HIV medicines entered business rescue. The concern is immediate and practical. Any disruption to antiretroviral (ARV) supply can lead to missed doses. That raises the risk of treatment failure and drug resistance. South Africa carries the world’s biggest HIV burden. An estimated…