Medical
MPs reject drugs procurement proposal
LOBAMBA – The proposal to have NERCHA and the NDMA assist the Ministry of Health in the procurement of drugs in the country...
Drugs shortage fuels surge in illegal pharmacies
MBABANE – A deepening shortage of essential medicines in Eswatini’s public hospitals is fuelling a surge in medicine prices and the rise of...
Minister: New entity won’t make drugs expensive
MBABANE - The proposed transformation of the Central Medical Stores (CMS) into a semi-autonomous entity will not in any way make medical drugs...
Health minister outlines 10 challenges undermining health system
MBABANE – Minister for Health Mduduzi Matsebula, has outlined 10 challenges currently undermining Eswatini’s health system. Most of these, he explains, stem from...
Don’t shut down hospitals – Health
MBABANE – The Ministry of Health has issued a stern warning to health professionals against shutting down operations in public health facilities, labelling...
NERCHA welcomes HIV prevention drug
MBABANE - NERCHA is backing the newly approved long-acting injectable PrEP, Lenacapavir.The organisation hails it as a significant leap in HIV prevention, despite...
Minister’s surprise visit uncovers loaded drug supplies
The widely reported shortage of drugs and medical supplies at the Mbabane Government Hospital took a new turn yesterday when Minister for Health...
Minister’s surprise visit uncovers loaded drug supplies
Downscale operations regardless – SWADNUMBABANE – The Swaziland Democratic Nurses Union (SWADNU) maintains that the presence of drugs found by Health Minister Mduduzi...
EswatiniBank owns medical aid company
MBABANE – EswatiniBank and the Eswatini National Provident Fund (ENPF) are co-owners of Oracle Health Eswatini, a prominent player in the country’s medical...
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Swazipharm blames ministry delays, commits to compliance
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Shembe forgives Zulu King after video fallout
MBABANE – Members of the Nazareth Baptist Church in Eswatini have rallied behind His Holiness Unyazi Lwezulu Shembe after he publicly forgave Zulu...
