AfriForum discusses Ivermectin case on Breakfast with Martin Bester
AfriForum brought an urgent court application against the SAHPRA and Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize with regards to Ivermectin.
The court case will go ahead to ensure that Ivermectin developed for human use can be made available so that doctors can prescribe it for the treatment of COVID-19.
For this reason, AfriForum’s case against SAHPRA, which will be heard on 2 February 2021, will continue.
Barend Uys, Head of Research at AfriForum, joined Breakfast with Martin Bester on Thursday morning.
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“SAHPRA’s announcement is a step in the right direction, but still does not provide the necessary relief and certainty that we urgently need. AfriForum will therefore continue its legal action because this same urgency and uncertainty remains. Every day people die while a medicine exists that may probably save their lives. SAHPRA has not yet even reacted to the first applicant’s article 21 applications,” says Uys.
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