Lobbying by pharmaceutical manufacturers wins second price rise
Health minister Joe Phaahla has agreed to a second price increase for private sector medicine sales this year after intense lobbying by SA’s industry association for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
While the move is expected to offer the industry relief from rising input costs, it does not go far enough to completely offset inflation, which averaged 6% in the first six months of this year, according to Stats SA.... There’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in SA. Our subscription packages now offer an
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