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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Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala passes on
MBABANE- Chief Justice Bheki Maphalala has died, according to reports emerging on Thursday. Maphalala is reported to have passed away while receiving treatment...
Thousands flock to Shiselweni for Umhlanga second leg
MANZINI – Thousands of Imbali yesterday descended on the Mbangweni Royal Residence in the Shiselweni Region, marking the beginning of the second leg...
Schools open as scheduled – PS
MBABANE –Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Education and Training, Nanikie Mnisi, has affirmed that schools will reopen as scheduled in accordance with...
Mbuso Simelane accused of attempts to divert E10m public funds
MBABANE – The Eswatini Medical Christian University (EMCU) Council has alleged that the Chairman of the committee appointed to investigate the affairs of...
E50 000 bail for couple in E2.3 million theft case
MBABANE - A former chief clerk and her husband, implicated in the alleged theft of E2.3 million from Pick Yours Supermarket in Buhleni,...
