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Here are some of the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting during the past week:
Legal challenges looming after Health Portfolio Committee’s...
Not more money for health, but more health for money!
Countries on the African continent don’t need more money for health, but more health for money, African Health Business executive chairman, Dr Amit Thakker,...
Emphasis should now be on peer mentoring, not profiling
A carefully tailored peer mentoring intervention improves self-efficiency, self-management skills, medicine adherence and clinical outcomes amongst other benefits for medical practitioners.
“Up until now our...
Council would never deviate ‘in interest of being patient-centred’
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) would never be coerced into approving "all kinds of patient or member requests" in the interest of being...
Properly functioning state institutions needed!: Acting Public Protector
Reiterating the well-known fact that the public health care system is still under pressure to deliver services to about 80% of the population and...
National framework required to bolster health sector anti-fraud, -corruption initiatives
To mitigate the negative impact of fraud and corruption in the provision of patient-centric health care, South Africa needs a multi-stakeholder Corruption Risk Management...
Quro’s Mhlomi takes Titanium Young Achiever Award
Dr Vuyane Mhlomi, founding director of digital healthcare enterprise, Quro Health, was presented with this year’s Titanium Young Achiever Award during the 22nd BHF...
Macleods – challenging the status quo in SA pharma
Photo caption (from left to right): Manoranajn Prasad (CFO Macleods Pharmaceuticals SA), Ed Hallam (CEO Abex Pharmaceutica), Jacques Van Staden (CEO Macleods Pharmaceuticals SA), John...
Pholcodine-containing medicines taken off the shelves in SA
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has withdrawn pholcodine-containing medicines from the South African (SA) market due to the increased risk of...
TOP STORIES you may have missed…
Here are some of the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting during the past week:
SA healthcare system akin to Eskom –...
App monitors, transmits vital health readings, receives treatment plans
An app featuring a science-based programme that integrates
photoplasmography, telehealth consultations and a comprehensive well-being plan,
Syntro-P, is now available in South Africa from the BrandMed...
LCBOs will ‘broaden coverage, encourage innovation’…
Low Cost Benefit Options (LCBOs) provide the opportunity to broaden coverage for primary care and encourage innovation for the benefit of all, Prof Roseanne...
Asthma, eczema associated with higher risk of osteoarthritis
Having asthma or eczema increases the likelihood of developing osteoarthritis — signaling that there may be an allergic pathway that can be targeted with...
Entries open for 8th Annual Titanium Awards
The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) have announced that entries are now open for the 8th Annual Titanium Awards which this year will spotlight...
World Rare Disease Day: Tackling the challenges of lysosomal storage diseases
As the world observes Rare Disease Day on Tuesday (28 February), the diagnosis and treatment of lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs) are again under the...
Africa’s first virtual centre for hereditary angioedema launched in Cape Town
Opening to coincide with Rare Disease Day on 28 February
What can schemes do without enabling legislation…?
While medical practitioners have expressed their concerns about the absence of enabling legislation, not least on tariffs and related negotiations and resulting billing practices,...
TOP STORIES you may have missed…
Here are some of the articles Med Brief Africa readers found the most interesting during the past week:
Covid’s fatal “hangover’ – real time data
https://medbriefafrica.co.za/covids-fatal-hangover-real-time-data/
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