Transforming Healthcare Value: Strategic Purchasing in South Africa

By João L. Carapinha

May 20, 2026

Strategic Purchasing Healthcare offers a pathway for South Africa’s healthcare system to deliver improved patient outcomes amid constrained resources, where traditional passive purchasing models relying on historical budgets or uncapped fee-for-service payments have fallen short in prioritising e...
Learning from Global Best Practices in Healthcare Pricing Regulation
South Africa continues to face persistent challenges in establishing sustainable healthcare pricing regulation mechanisms, as highlighted in the keynote address at the CMS Industry Indaba. Countries including the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented structured price-s...
PSA Response Improvement: Promising Data from Pluvicto in mHSPC Treatment

By João L. Carapinha

May 19, 2026

New data from the PSMAddition study indicate that Pluvicto combined with standard of care, consisting of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy, produced a 58% lower risk of prostate-specific antigen progression compared with standard of care alone. Patients rece...
Financing Boosts Vaccine Manufacturing Africa: New Facility to Enhance Local Production Capacity
In a major step forward for vaccine manufacturing Africa, Biovac has secured a financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the EIB Group, and the European Commission to build the continent’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine production facility. Landmark Funding ...
Portugal’s MAP02 Medication Adherence Initiative: Enhancing Therapeutic Compliance through ...
MAP02 Medication Adherence stands out as Portugal’s latest digital solution for supporting elderly patients and those with psychomotor challenges who struggle with consistent medication use. Coordinated by the Polytechnic of Leiria through its ciTechCare research unit, the platform merges smart h...
Healthcare Innovation Trends: Insights from the Healthcare Economics Conference in Lisbon
The conference “Healthcare Economics: Sustainability and Innovation,” held on 5 May in Lisbon and organised by Jornal Económico in partnership with Morais Leitão, brought together experts to explore healthcare innovation trends shaping Portugal’s system. Central discussions focused on financial p...
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Transforming Healthcare Value: Strategic Purchasing in South Africa

By João L. Carapinha

May 20, 2026

Strategic Purchasing Healthcare offers a pathway for South Africa’s healthcare system to deliver improved patient outcomes amid constrained resources, where traditional passive purchasing models relying on historical budgets or uncapped fee-for-service payments have fallen short in prioritising e...

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Learning from Global Best Practices in Healthcare Pricing Regulation
South Africa continues to face persistent challenges in establishing sustainable healthcare pricing regulation mechanisms, as highlighted in the keynote address at the CMS Industry Indaba. Countries including the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented structured price-s...

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PSA Response Improvement: Promising Data from Pluvicto in mHSPC Treatment

By João L. Carapinha

May 19, 2026

New data from the PSMAddition study indicate that Pluvicto combined with standard of care, consisting of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy, produced a 58% lower risk of prostate-specific antigen progression compared with standard of care alone. Patients rece...

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Financing Boosts Vaccine Manufacturing Africa: New Facility to Enhance Local Production Capacity
In a major step forward for vaccine manufacturing Africa, Biovac has secured a financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the EIB Group, and the European Commission to build the continent’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine production facility. Landmark Funding ...

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PSA Response Improvement: Promising Data from Pluvicto in mHSPC Treatment
New data from the PSMAddition study indicate that Pluvicto combined with standard of care, consisting of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy, produced a 58% lower risk of prostate-specific antigen progression compared with standard of care alone. Patients rece...

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Pharmaceutical Onshoring Agreements: Navigating Tariff Relief and National Security Policies

By João L. Carapinha

May 18, 2026

The US Bureau of Industry and Security published formal procedures enabling manufacturers of patented pharmaceutical products to apply for company-specific pharmaceutical onshoring agreements with the Department of Commerce. These agreements allow qualifying firms to secure a reduced Section 232 ...

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Core Recommendations for Equitable Digital Medicine Access
Ensuring equitable digital medicine access stands as a central goal of the Council of Europe’s latest guidance on remote pharmaceutical services. The CM...

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Bladder Cancer Treatment Impact: Barriers to Quality of Life in Patients

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May 15, 2026

A global survey highlights the profound bladder cancer treatment impact on patients with non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, with more than 90 percent of those undergoing radical cystectomy or BCG therapy reporting negative physical, emotional, and mental health effects. Life-Altering Effect...

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PSA Response Improvement: Promising Data from Pluvicto in mHSPC Treatment

By João L. Carapinha

May 19, 2026

New data from the PSMAddition study indicate that Pluvicto combined with standard of care, consisting of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy, produced a 58% lower risk of prostate-specific antigen progression compared with standard of care alone. Patients rece...
Portugal’s MAP02 Medication Adherence Initiative: Enhancing Therapeutic Compliance through ...
MAP02 Medication Adherence stands out as Portugal’s latest digital solution for supporting elderly patients and those with psychomotor challenges who struggle with consistent medication use. Coordinated by the Polytechnic of Leiria through its ciTechCare research unit, the platform merges smart h...
Healthcare Innovation Trends: Insights from the Healthcare Economics Conference in Lisbon
The conference “Healthcare Economics: Sustainability and Innovation,” held on 5 May in Lisbon and organised by Jornal Económico in partnership with Morais Leitão, brought together experts to explore healthcare innovation trends shaping Portugal’s system. Central discussions focused on financial p...
Core Recommendations for Equitable Digital Medicine Access

By HEOR Staff Writer

May 18, 2026

Ensuring equitable digital medicine access stands as a central goal of the Council of Europe’s latest guidance on remote pharmaceutical services. The CM...

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PSA Response Improvement: Promising Data from Pluvicto in mHSPC Treatment

By João L. Carapinha

May 19, 2026

New data from the PSMAddition study indicate that Pluvicto combined with standard of care, consisting of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus androgen deprivation therapy, produced a 58% lower risk of prostate-specific antigen progression compared with standard of care alone. Patients rece...
Enhertu Breast Cancer Treatment Gains FDA Approval in Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Settings

By João L. Carapinha

May 18, 2026

Enhertu breast cancer treatment has secured FDA approval for neoadjuvant use in adults with HER2-positive Stage II or III disease before surgery, followed by taxane plus trastuzumab and pertuzumab, and for adjuvant therapy in patients with residual invasive disease after prior trastuzumab-based r...
Pharmaceutical Onshoring Agreements: Navigating Tariff Relief and National Security Policies
The US Bureau of Industry and Security published formal procedures enabling manufacturers of patented pharmaceutical products to apply for company-specific pharmaceutical onshoring agreements with the Department of Commerce. These agreements allow qualifying firms to secure a reduced Section 232 ...
Dynamic Risk Stratification in Thromboembolism Prevention for Cancer Patients
Dynamic risk stratification enables more precise forecasting of venous thromboembolism risk in cancer patients by continuously updating predictions as new clinical data emerge. A transformer-based deep learning model was developed using longitudinal electronic health records from the U.S. Veteran...

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Transforming Healthcare Value: Strategic Purchasing in South Africa

By João L. Carapinha

May 20, 2026

Strategic Purchasing Healthcare offers a pathway for South Africa’s healthcare system to deliver improved patient outcomes amid constrained resources, where traditional passive purchasing models relying on historical budgets or uncapped fee-for-service payments have fallen short in prioritising e...
Learning from Global Best Practices in Healthcare Pricing Regulation
South Africa continues to face persistent challenges in establishing sustainable healthcare pricing regulation mechanisms, as highlighted in the keynote address at the CMS Industry Indaba. Countries including the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand have implemented structured price-s...
Financing Boosts Vaccine Manufacturing Africa: New Facility to Enhance Local Production Capacity

By João L. Carapinha

May 19, 2026

In a major step forward for vaccine manufacturing Africa, Biovac has secured a financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the EIB Group, and the European Commission to build the continent’s first end-to-end multi-vaccine production facility. Landmark Funding ...
Boosting Africa Vaccine Manufacturing: A New Era of Local Production and Supply Security

By João L. Carapinha

May 15, 2026

Africa Vaccine Manufacturing stands to benefit from ongoing talks between Africa CDC and Aspen Pharmacare aimed at securing long-term vaccine supply agreements that strengthen local production capacity across the continent. The discussions focus on selecting priority antigens, scaling annual outp...