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Pharmaceuticals patents benefit R&D of medication

By: Anine Kilian     24th May 2013 Pharmaceutical companies in South Africa are granted patents, and thus a monopoly on the local market, to incentivise research and development (R&D) within the pharmaceutical field, and not to hike prices, as many people believe, says patent law firm Spoor & Fisher. Spoor & Fisher patent attorney... →

Health-record app puts patients’ health records at doctors’ fingertips

By: Anine Kilian     24th May 2013 Health insurance provider Discovery Health launched the first electronic health-record application of its kind in South Africa last year, called HealthID, which is currently available on the Apple iPad and will be Android compatable this year. The electronic health record is at the heart of the... →

Nonprofit organisation launches mobile health initiative

25th May 2012 Nonprofit organisation HIVSA, supported by the Elton John Aids Foundation, has developed a new cellphone service giving all South Africans access to relevant, up-to-date information on various health topics including HIV, tuberculosis (TB), pregnancy and baby health. →

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