Health Department trying to balance affordability with sustainable supply, as medicine prices rise [SOUND]

# The Department of Health says government is committed to responding to exceptional domestic and geopolitical pricing pressures affecting the pharmaceutical sector. This comes as the single exit price of medicines and scheduled substances is set to increase by 2.88-percent from tomorrow, which is the second adjustment this year. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says the increase is intended to provide manufacturers with relief to sustain medicine supply, while maintaining affordability for patients and medical schemes: