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Swissmedic Approves Coartem Baby as First Malaria Treatment for Newborns

Vaccinations · Switzerland

Swissmedic Approves Coartem Baby as First Malaria Treatment for Newborns

65% Center coverage: 68 sources

EU plans to stockpile drugs, vaccines, PPE for next health threat

European Union · Brussels

EU plans to stockpile drugs, vaccines, PPE for next health threat

Coverage: 10 sources

Few Babies Getting RSV Antibody Shot, Study Says

Few Babies Getting RSV Antibody Shot, Study Says

34% Center coverage: 9 sources

A new antibody shot that protects babies against RSV infection could be struggling to gain traction, Philadelphia researchers report in the journal Pediatrics See the Story

Rep. Garcia of Long Beach Asks RFK Jr. to Explain Targeting of HIV/AIDS Funding for Cuts

100% Left coverage: 4 sources

In a letter, the Long Beach Democrat asked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to produce documents around cuts to HIV/AIDS funding under the Trump administration.Susan Collins See the Story

South Africa: Operation Dudula Blocks Babies From Getting Vaccines

67% Left coverage: 3 sources

Vigilante group is controlling clinic queues in JohannesburgImmigration · Johannesburg See the Story

Medical schemes' algorithms under scrunity after racial profiling findings - Juta MedicalBrief

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is pushing for more transparency around the software, algorithms and AI programs used by medical schemes to monitor claims from health providers and members following damning findings of racial profiling by major schemes. The inquiry panel had found black providers were more likely to be found guilty of fraud, waste and abuse (FWA) by Discovery, GEMS and Medscheme, and that the healthcare professionals also faced…Software · South Africa Read Article

Probe into Clinical Associates' status, finally - Juta MedicalBrief

Poorly paid and under-recognised Clinical Associates, introduced 15 years ago to help address the shortage of healthcare workers (especially in rural areas), have finally convinced the national Health Department to review their functions and status. This comes after a probe, promised by Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dlomo at the annual rural health conference in East London in 2023 failed to materialise. Two years earlier, the Profession…East London · East London Read Article

Regulator slashes approval time for local drugmakers - Juta MedicalBrief

The SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has pledged to expedite its evaluation of locally manufactured drugs and vaccines by prioritising the registration of local products in efforts to drastically reduce reliance on imports and improve security of supply, reports Business Day. With most pharmaceutical products sold in this country being imported, intermittent shortages are not infrequent, ranging from GLP-1 agonists used for treat…Vaccines · South Africa Read Article

SA cancer drugs not linked to Lancet findings – SAHPRA - Juta MedicalBrief

The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has clarified that recent findings published in The Lancet about substandard cancer drugs have no bearing on or relation to South African medications. The Lancet Global Health 2025; 13: e1250 had published an investigational study on substandard anti-cancer medications in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Cameroon, but as SAHPRA pointed out, this s…South Africa · South Africa Read Article

Procurement boost for physiotherapy sector - Juta MedicalBrief

The South African physiotherapy industry has received approval from the Competition Commission for centralised procurement for the next five years, enabling the sector to negotiate better terms with suppliers and thus allow the savings to be passed on to consumers, reports BusinessLIVE. Provisos, however, include that the industry maintain records and annually, provide a report to the commission on cost savings in rand terms that have been passe…South Africa · South Africa Read Article

Top 10 Discovery claims last year totalled R70m - Juta MedicalBrief

Ten of the highest member claims paid by Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) in 2024 totalled R70.5m, the highest (R9.6m) going to a 75-year-old member for “care for (the) long-term use of a ventilator”, reports Moneyweb. To fund this claim, it would take a theoretical 283 years’ worth of contributions (nearly 3 400 months). The company said half of the top 10 claims were for the long-term use of a ventilator, with the youngest patient being …South Africa · South Africa Read Article

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