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PABS Letter to Presidency_11 March
Honourable President Ramaphosa, We write out of deep concern about the final round of negotiations for the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system taking place 23-28 March 2026 at the World Health Organisation. The PABS system will be formalised as an annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement...
Public Voices Rise
The Cancer Alliance represented by SECTION27 returned to court today in the matter of Cancer Alliance v the MEC for Health, Gauteng and 10 others. Today’s proceedings concerned an application for leave to appeal instituted by the provincial health respondents in the matter after a judgment...
Celgene Flagged
For overpricing bone marrow cancer drug The Competition Commission has referred for prosecution to the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”), international drug manufacturer Celgene Corporation...
Cancer Alliance Tackles Price Gouging
Represented by SECTION27, takes on multinational company Cancer Alliance tackles price gouging 14 November 2024, Johannesburg - The Cancer Alliance, represented by SECTION27, has been admitted by the Competition Tribunal as an intervening party in the excessive pricing case initiated by the...
Lenalidomide Price Case Progress
Access to Medicine: Lenalidomide Cancer Alliance submitted a case for the investigation of excessive pricing for lenalidomide to the South African Competition Commission in January 2023. The CompCom confirmed their intention to investigate this case in February 2023. Appendix A, 2024-02-06, Tbls...
Sa’s Medicine Patent Laws Must Be Changed
– INTERVIEW SALOME MEYER https://youtu.be/IygOCleU1Z4 SABC TV interviewed Salome Meyer from the Cancer Alliance on the problems around the cost of cancer medications, particularly Herceptin (trastuzumab), an important drug used for certain types of breast cancer.
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Partnerships turn words into action
Press Release The Cancer Alliance welcomes government’s commitment to partnership in tackling the escalating cancer crisis in South Africa – the test will be turning words into action The Cancer Alliance, the advocacy collective for South Africa’s...
Comprehensive review of cancer care
Press Release: Cancer Alliance, the advocacy collective for South Africa’s leading cancer organisation, has welcomed the publication of the Health Systems Trust’s review on Strengthening Cancer Services[MH1] in South Africa. “The Cancer...
Implications of Constitutional guarantees
https://youtu.be/ReiEArStAI4 A seminar was hosted by the Cancer Alliance and Cansa on Thursday October 6, 2022. Titled Unpacking the Implications of Constitutional Guarantees on the Right to Health for Cancer Patients, it was facilitated by...
Sa’s Medicine Patent Laws Must Be Changed
– INTERVIEW SALOME MEYER https://youtu.be/IygOCleU1Z4 SABC TV interviewed Salome Meyer from the Cancer Alliance on the problems around the cost of cancer medications, particularly Herceptin (trastuzumab), an important drug used for certain types of...
Gauteng’s Oncology Crisis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6KaJ6q2-p4 It’s a story often repeated in South Africa’s neglected public healthcare system: old equipment, untrained staff, and a general lack of resources. In Gauteng, it’s a story that’s grown to reveal an...
#CancerlivesMatter!
Breast Health Foundation Near not Far - Sharlotte 2021 Why must Cancer Alliance members intervene to ensure that women in Limpopo are treated for breast cancer? Our failing healthcare system is a death sentence. We demand equal health care for all!...
COVID and Cancer – the way forward.
CANCER ALLIANCE WRITES TO THE MINISTER OF HEALTH COVID-19 is becoming is now our new normal. For many cancer patients and their families the reality is that they have an added challenge to face as they will become part of the group of people that...
CANCER SERVICES UNDER THREAT IN SOUTH AFRICA
National Department of Health is silent on the cancer crisis! Cervical Cancer Patient Story - Ziphora Ziphora Tau, 56, is a mother of two from the North West who is currently living in Vogelstruisfontein with her daughter and grandchild. In...
Cancer Care Crisis
South Africa is facing a #CancerCareCrisis. Cancer care is a basic human right, but Tina passed away in December because Baragwanath Hospital did not have the drip medicine that was making her better. Read Tina's story. As Ziphora...
WHY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REFORM IN SOUTH AFRICA WILL HELP NOT HURT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION IN THE COUNTRY
Sensible reforms to South Africa’s patent laws will not harm the economy or inhibit domestic innovation. To the contrary, in this paper we provide evidence that sensible reforms can both stimulate the economy and bolster innovation – all while...
MAVERICK CITIZEN: HEALTH Dying for Treatment: The struggle for affordable breast cancer medicines in South Africa
Across the world, October is marked as breast cancer month. It is an opportunity to create awareness, educate people and provide support for breast cancer survivors and those close to them. In South Africa, more than 10 dedicated breast cancer...
Cancer Alliance publishes the first
fact sheet on biosimilars in South Africa
Biosimilars are pharmaceutical products that are almost identical copies of existing medicines. Cancer Alliance publishes the first fact sheet on biosimilars in South Africa. The approval and availability of biosimilars will influence access and...