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Dec 7, 2024 | 
von.gov.ng | Fatima Hassan |Lantana Nasir
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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has convened the tenth meeting of the Expanded General Purpose Committee to evaluate the current condition of the Ummah and to reflect on the broader context of the nation.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Tian Johnson |Fatima Hassan |Asia Russell |Sangeeta Shashikant
MEDICINE INEQUITIES OP-ED We need nothing less than disruptive action to ensure everyone who wants access to affordable lenacapavir can get it. One injection of lenacapavir every six months stopped 100% of new HIV infections among straight women and girls and cut the infection risk of gender diverse people older than 16 by 96%. This is according to data presented at the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (HIVR4P) in Peru this month. This HIV prevention jab is a game-changer.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
news24.com | Fatima Hassan
nder NHI, there will be a scramble for much needed supplies, writes the author. (Getty Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
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Oct 19, 2024 | 
healthformzansi.co.za | Fatima Hassan
As the department of health lunges forward with implementing a system of National Health Insurance (NHI), with business and other interests trying to thwart that, what lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic can help us to ensure health equity for all – for both users of the public and private health sectors? A few key themes come to mind: market power, secrecy, transparency, accountability, timely access, and affordability.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
dailymaverick.co.za | Fatima Hassan
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED The National Health Insurance Act does not deal with the systemic issues that cause high prices and inequity in medicine access, and the government is not listening. As the Department of Health lunges forward with implementing a system of National Health Insurance (NHI), with business and other interests trying to thwart that, what lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic can help us to ensure health equity for all – for users of the public and the private health sectors?
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
allafrica.com | Fatima Hassan
The National Health Insurance Act does not deal with the systemic issues that cause high prices and inequity in medicine access, and government is not listening, argues Fatima Hassan. As the department of health lunges forward with implementing a system of National Health Insurance (NHI), with business and other interests trying to thwart that, what lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic can help us to ensure health equity for all - for both users of the public and private health sectors?
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
spotlightnsp.co.za | Alicestine October |Elri Voigt |Luvuyo Mehlwana |Fatima Hassan
Even under NHI, South Africa will have to compete on the international market for often scarce and high priced supplies. (Photo: Tung Lam/Pixabay) Comment & Analysis11th October 2024 | Fatima Hassan The National Health Insurance Act does not deal with the systemic issues that cause high prices and inequity in medicine access, and government is not listening, argues Fatima Hassan.
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Sep 29, 2024 | 
von.gov.ng | Fatima Hassan |Mercy Chukwudiebere
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The Association for Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has directed its members to suspend all activities related to the preparation for Hajj 2025 until further notice.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
brnw.ch | Fatima Hassan |Leena Menghaney
A Competition Commission probe led to the dropping of a patent on a key tuberculosis medicine in South Africa. Twenty years ago, a similar case reduced antiretroviral prices, aiding the HIV treatment programme. Fatima Hassan and Leena Menghaney compare these landmark cases and highlight changes over the past two decades. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, South Africa faced a major uncontrolled Aids epidemic, worsened by state sponsored Aids denialism.
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Sep 3, 2024 | 
news24.com | Fatima Hassan |Leena Menghaney
A Competition Commission probe led to the dropping of a patent on a key tuberculosis medicine in South Africa. Twenty years ago, a similar case reduced antiretroviral prices, aiding the HIV treatment programme. Fatima Hassan and Leena Menghaney compare these landmark cases and highlight changes over the past two decades. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, South Africa faced a major uncontrolled Aids epidemic, worsened by state sponsored Aids denialism.
