Activists demand Breast Cancer medicine price drop

Friday, April 01, 2016

Activists demand Roche drops cost of vital breast cancer medicine Read more

Patent laws block breast cancer medicine

Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Problematic patent laws block access to critical breast cancer medicine Read more

Leading SA health organisations join fight for affordable medicines

Thursday, June 04, 2015

 Expanded coalition calls for urgent approval of National Policy on Intellectual Property Read more

People Living with Cancer join the Fix the Patent Laws Campaign

Thursday, February 05, 2015

Yesterday, on World Cancer Day (4 February 2015), People Living With Cancer – a South African support group representing thousands of patients – publically signed on to support the Fix the Patent Laws campaign. The campaign aims to ensure access to affordable medicines for all people living in South Africa including those affected by cancer. The campaign was started in November 2011 by the Treatment Action Campaign, Doctors without Borders and SECTION27.
 
“Often the price tags on cancer drugs in this country are unacceptably high. Newer, more effective medicines can be so expensive that sometimes they are completely unavailable to patients in the public sector,” said Linda Greef of People Living With Cancer. Read more

UNSILENCED - video about Cancer Stigma in SA

Wednesday, February 04, 2015

Cancer Stigma in South Africa  launch of the  video “Unsilenced “ on World Cancer Day, 4 February 2015 Read more

WORLD CANCER DAY 4 FEBRUARY 2015

Monday, February 02, 2015

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Important Policy on How to Complain within the Health Sector

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

What does it mean to have access to breast health care?

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

As you follow this blog, one of the phrases that you will see mentioned quite often is ‘access to care' Read more