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Though SA has a good healthcare worker strategy on paper, another year has passed with no clear indication that the state is committed to implementing it
2023 was a busy year for healthcare in South Africa. There were several policy developments, landmark court cases, important pieces of legislation, and some
Healthcare: 2023 saw several promising policy developments, landmark court cases and some changes in leadership.
US pharmaceutical company Vertex patented the ‘miracle’ cystic fibrosis treatment in South Africa despite it not being sold in the country, resulting in it being unable to be sold by anyone else, and leaving it out of reach for patients.
A pivotal case for access to affordable medicines in South Africa is set to determine whether people in South Africa will be able to get access to breakthrough cystic fibrosis treatments. Aneesa Adams spent some time with a family living with cystic fibrosis to get a sense of what is at stake.