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SANDF slams bid to block use of Cuban drug to treat Covid-19 By Thami Magubane Share DURBAN - THE SA National Defence Force (SANDF) and the SA Communist Party have reacted with anger to moves aimed at blocking the use of a Cuban-manufactured drug to treat Covid-19 infections while soldiers were losing their lives to the deadly disease. The move to seize the drug that could “save” members of the SANDF from Covid-19 deaths has been described as short-sighted because the military has the righ...

SANDF acquisition of non-approved Cuban COVID-19 drug draws more criticism Written by defenceWeb - Heberon. The decision to import Cuban medication to provide heightened protection against COVID-19 for soldiers at a cost in excess of R200 million, apparently contradicting South African medical regulations, attracted the attention of the Auditor-General and the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) and others to date. The medication was allegedly smuggled into South Africa in March l...