The high cost of cancer drugs in South Africa has come under the spotlight with an investigation by the Competition Commission in the country.
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Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
The Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMU) opened in January 2015. The University is located at Ga-Rankuwa at the then Medunsa campus of the University of Limpopo, previously known as the Medical University of Southern Africa (MEDUNSA). The late Sefako Makgato whom the university is named after, is a highly acclaimed politician, journalist, educationist and theologian who struggle for South Africa that is legitimate, non-exploitative and democratic.
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Executive Dean (Interim), Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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Associate Professor and Course Leader: Post Graduate Programmes in Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Pharmacy, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
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Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
