India is cutting cancer drug prices by up to 70% after adding 137 non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines to its price control list. The move aims to make treatment more affordable in the country’s $2.6 billion oncology market, according to a statement from the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers. Margins capped across all formulations The medicines include immunotherapy drugs used for 20…
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NHI implementation: Rights, Funding and Legal Scrutiny
NHI implementation must advance equitable healthcare access despite legal delays. However, constitutional obligations and the merits of a particular funding model remain separate questions. Section 27 guarantees access to healthcare services. It requires reasonable legislative and other measures, within available resources, to progressively realise that right. It does not prescribe NHI as the required financing mechanism. In February 2026, the…
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Netcare patient volumes support FY guidance
Netcare patient volumes increased in the 2026 financial year, helping the private hospital group remain on track to meet its full-year guidance. Total paid patient days (PPD) rose by about 1.6% for the year ended September, while acute PPD increased by approximately 0.8%. However, medical scheme measures to strengthen solvency constrained activity in the acute hospital portfolio. These measures included…
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Mogalakwena Hospital Court Case Challenges Inspection Refusal
Mogalakwena Health has launched urgent proceedings in the High Court. This follows after a newly built R165 million private hospital in Mokopane was prevented from opening. The company has cited Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi, acting National Health Department director-general Nicholas Crisp and Limpopo health authorities as respondents. Its application was filed in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Mogalakwena Health…
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Rising Medical Aid Premiums Ignite Unions Over Healthcare Costs
South Africa’s two major union federations, Cosatu and Fedusa, have escalated their warning that the country’s healthcare funding model is pricing workers out of cover. They argue that the current approach is “unsustainable, too expensive and failing workers”. Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has acknowledged the scale of the problem. He agrees that the model is inappropriate and that medical aid…
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Medical Aid Tax Credit Cut Could Reshape SA’s Private Healthcare
South Africa’s healthcare funding model may be nearing a defining break point. The proposed withdrawal of medical aid tax credits, starting with high-income earners in 2026 and extending to all taxpayers by 2027, is framed as a revenue-raising measure to support the National Health Insurance (NHI). But it is also a structural shift in how healthcare is financed. The change…
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Mediclinic Restructuring Deal: Remgro and MSC to Split Assets
Investment powerhouse Remgro and Investment Holding Limited (IHL), a subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, have announced plans to restructure their joint interests in Mediclinic Holdings. The two major shareholders issued a cautionary announcement detailing an in-principle, non-binding agreement to divide key geographic assets between them. Under the proposed Mediclinic restructuring deal, Remgro will acquire 100% ownership of Mediclinic Southern…
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Netcare Mental Health Services Growing Nationwide
Leading private hospital group Netcare is significantly expanding its mental healthcare footprint across South Africa. They have plans for new Akeso facilities in Pretoria, Polokwane, and Alberlito. This expansion emphasises the commitment to Netcare mental health services. Demand for quality mental health support continues to rise nationwide. Responding to growing mental health needs Growing demand for mental health services in…
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Small private hospital groups granted regulatory exemption
The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition has granted an exemption to small private hospital groups from specific competition regulations for the next five years. This move aims to create a more balanced industry landscape, which Mediclinic, Netcare, and Life Healthcare currently dominate. The Competition Commission said that these three major groups control 83% of the private healthcare facilities in…