THE National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in May 2024, has ignited a series of legal challenges from key healthcare organisations and trade unions. These challenges seek to amend or overturn the Act. They raise questions about whether healthcare reform in South Africa is now in limbo. Five significant legal challenges have been lodged…
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Pharma giants push EU for higher medicine prices
In a bold move, pharma giants push the EU to reconsider its current drug pricing policies. European pharmaceutical leaders urge the EU to propose alignment with US net prices to stimulate R&D and manufacturing investment amid growing competition. Major European pharmaceutical companies are intensifying calls for the European Union to permit higher medicine prices. They argue that current policies stifle…