Value Added Healthcare SA- The Zenith Of Healthcare

09/09/2026

https://healthpolicy-watch.news/sexual-and-reproductive-health-is-on-the-frontline-of-anti-science-attacks/

The defenders of sexual and reproductive health and rights are on the frontline of the “heightened hostility to science, fact, and truth, directly facing the

09/09/2026

https://www.businessday.co.za/news/health/2026-09-04-exclusive-aspen-ditches-plans-to-make-hiv-prevention-jab-lenacapavir/

The drugmaker cites a lack of government purchase commitments as it focuses on Merck’s experimental monthly pill alimatravir instead

09/09/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/health/fauci-morens-covid-prosecutions.html

As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional Republicans, the D.O.J. has pursued a quieter and more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.

09/09/2026

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07/09/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/31/retatrutide-weight-loss-drug-gray-market

Retatrutide, not yet approved by the FDA, is the latest wonder drug to shed pounds despite warnings from doctors

07/09/2026

https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/risky-business-hfa-launches-first-state-of-medical-schemes-report-520440a

South African medical schemes are battling the country’s economic challenges. The Health Funders Association’s (HFA) first-ever State of Medical Schemes (SOMS) report found that 12 of the 28 respondents reported declining membership, while around four in 10 reported increases in membership termi...

03/09/2026

https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-09-02-full-house-for-dr-death-afriforum-event-on-bassons-apartheid-era-project-sells-out/?fbclid=IwcGRvZgRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8yNzUyNTQ2OTI1OTgyNzkAAR4wkV9pxHUvjNg4pPd-FP-akdqCRMTPNs6VORteYa-XWGyHAFpWmGrruyHuIA_aem_WRtX3a5PWYvWyjENDmcbOw

Tickets for an AfriForum event featuring former apartheid military doctor Wouter Basson have sold out ahead of Friday’s talk on Project Coast, the secret chemical and biological weapons programme.

03/09/2026

https://www.ewn.co.za/2026/09/03/mandatory-medical-scheme-membership-could-cut-contributions-by-30-report

The Health Funders Association estimates that about 8.7 million younger, healthier taxpayers could be brought into medical schemes if membership were made compulsory above the tax threshold.

02/09/2026

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/science/an-experimental-single-time-treatment-slashed-cholesterol-for-a-year.html

A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later.

02/09/2026

https://www.who.int/news/item/31-08-2026-african-traditional-medicine-day-2026--from-research-to-reach--advancing-health-for-all

As Africa marks the 24th African Traditional Medicine Day on 31 August, leaders, researchers and traditional health practitioners are reflecting on a pivotal question: how can traditional medicine help accelerate universal health coverage across the continent? Under this year's theme, "Reflection o...