{"id":96038,"date":"2026-02-19T10:52:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:52:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/motsoaledi-assures-arv-supply-issues-wont-affect-treatment"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:06:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:06:18","slug":"motsoaledi-assures-arv-supply-issues-wont-affect-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/motsoaledi-assures-arv-supply-issues-wont-affect-treatment","title":{"rendered":"Motsoaledi Assures ARV Supply Issues Won&#8217;t Affect Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi has moved to assure Parliament that tender hiccups for the supply of antiretrovirals (ARVs) will not impact its treatment programme.<\/p>\n<p>Two companies that supply the drugs applied for business rescue in 2025. One of them is being taken over by an Indian-based company that has taken the Department of Health to court over the same tender following suspicions of price-fixing.<\/p>\n<p>But parliamentarians have slammed the department for not having exercised sufficient due diligence before awarding the tender and have appeared disapproving of the new takeover arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>With the department\u2019s Digital Vibes tender debacle still fresh in the minds of members of Parliament (MPs), many are sceptical about the takeover of the Barrs Pharmaceuticals tender by Hetero.<\/p>\n<p>Barrs and Innovata are two of seven companies that have been awarded to supply the department with ARVs.<\/p>\n<p>While Motsoaledi said he\u2019s not involved in tender processes, the department does not scrutinise the financials of companies that apply for tenders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot examine balance sheets because, for us to do so, we do not have any skill whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)\u2019s Naledi Chirwa claimed Motsoaledi was misleading the committee because it\u2019s a requirement of the Public Finance Management Act to determine the financial capacity of tender applicants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are too many red flags for us not to be suspicious with what is happening with this ARV tender.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Department of Health officials said it\u2019s up to the National Treasury and the Department of Trade to flag any problems with companies.<\/p>\n<p>Motsoaledi has assured the committee that the drug supply at State facilities has not been affected by the tender problems, with a three-month stockpile at clinics being standard practice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. 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