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BHF Slams "Fundamentally Flawed" report

Reacting on the CMS report the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), which represents GEMS, Medscheme, and others, rejected the inquiry's conclusions, labelling them "demonstrably and fundamentally flawed." - Business Day (7 June 2025).

Inquiry finds medical schemes used racial profiling to detect fraud

Discovery, the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) and Medscheme acted “unfairly and in a racially discriminatory manner” towards black healthcare providers according to a report handed to Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on 7 July 2025. – BusinessLive.

R7bn Funding Gap Threatens HIV and TB Progress

The US cuts earlier this year of the President Donald Trump’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will result in an annual loss of R7bn in aid to SA’s fight against HIV and Tuberculosis (TB). – Spotlight (4 July 20250)

SA Scientists Pioneer Nanotech Therapy for Lethal Melanoma

Scientists at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) have developed a novel therapy for melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, reported Sunday Times (6 July 2025). The treatment combines advanced nanotechnology with a natural compound found in turmeric to deliver a powerful, targeted attack directly to cancer cells. The research, conducted by Wits University’s Advanced Drug Delivery Platform (WADDP), was published in the journal Pharmaceutics.


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