Health
Finance minister voices concern about health’s plan to scrap medical tax credits
The plan wants to take medical credits away from the group paying income tax, he says
By Tamar Kahn
SA starts testing first locally made cholera vaccine
Hopes are high that Biovac will be able to improve Africa’s security of supply
By Tamar Kahn
Discovery partners with Google for AI-driven health insights
Insurer's large data sets and behavioural change offerings tied with Cloud analytics
By Tamar Kahn
Biovac launches product development lab in Cape Town
Biovac’s new laboratory will enable multiple products to be developed at the same time
By Tamar Kahn
Special budget appropriation for health insufficient, critics tell parliament
Concerns remain about potential misuse of funds by provinces under financial strain
By Tamar Kahn
Watchdog deepens Bonitas probe over contracts
Regulator to probe Bonitas contract awarded to Private Health Administrators
By Tamar Kahn
Treasury is investigating changes to medical tax credits
Scrapping tax credits is one of the proposed ways of raising funds for NHI
By Tamar Kahn
Inequalities fuel pandemics, UNAids experts warn
The GCIAP has urged countries facing pandemics to scrap austerity measures.
By Tamar Kahn
Medical schemes demand clarity on plan to scrap tax credits for NHI
Industry body warns Treasury that ending R29bn in annual tax relief could strip thousands of cover before state system is ready
By Tamar Kahn
Taxes for National Health Insurance ‘are years away’
The government may not need to introduce new taxes for NHI for nearly a decade, as outlined by the health department in a presentation to parliament
By Tamar Kahn
Climate change gives disease-carrying insects wider range, warns Lancet report
A new report from the Lancet highlights the impact of climate change on health in South Africa, noting the extended range and season of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and a surge in heat-related deaths
By Tamar Kahn
SA medicines regulator approves Gilead’s HIV prevention jab
Twice-yearly shot of lenacapavir is a game-changer, says Sahpra CEO, and offers hope of halting the spread of HIV
By Tamar Kahn
Sakeliga launches fresh salvo against health minister’s NHI Act legal strategy
Lobby group opposes minister’s attempt to pause constitutional challenges to the legislation
By Tamar Kahn
Plain packaging for cigarettes poses problems, SARS head Edward Kieswetter tells MPs
Kieswetter says removing branding will facilitate trade in counterfeit goods
By Tamar Kahn
SA secures R2bn funding from US to sustain HIV/Aids programmes
Funding comes as part of a transitional arrangement reversing recent cuts under the Trump administration
By Yoliswa Sobuwa
