Cancer Treatment
Former South African surfski champion Oscar Chalupsky is fighting Discovery Health Medical Scheme for full reimbursement of his multiple myeloma treatment. The case, before the Council for Medical Schemes, could set a precedent for how medical aids cover expensive cancer drugs like Daratumumab. Delays in the ruling have forced Chalupsky to seek advanced care abroad at his own expense.
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Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar announced the launch of Eva Pharma’s new Oncology and Hematology Division, a key step toward localizing advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and bolstering national health security. The announcement came at an event in Cairo, highlighting the handling of 360,000 annual cancer cases at a cost of nearly EGP 13 billion.