One of the rallying cries of patient and community-based organisations is “nothing about us, without us”. The “patient voice” is, however, not always heard in medicines selection or medicines regulation, writes Dr Andy Gray in his latest #InsideTheBox column.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/10/09/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/10/09/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Public participation in medicines selection and regulation – lacking?
In several countries, the public is given an opportunity to share their views with regulators before new medicines are registered or to engage with those choosing essential medicines. In South Africa,...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
One of the rallying cries of patient and community-based organisations is “nothing about us, without us”. The “patient voice” is, however, not always heard in medicines selection or medicines regulation, writes Dr Andy Gray in his latest #InsideTheBox column.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/10/09/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/10/09/i...
W. S. Di Piero's Inside the Box available now: ueplit.short.gy/InsidetheBox
October 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
W. S. Di Piero's Inside the Box available now: ueplit.short.gy/InsidetheBox
#BadPoet A Narrative Poem
#Poetry #HereticThereATac #Storytelling #InsideTheBox
Short Thread - 1/4 <—
“Serpent’s Tale”
Let’s say
the serpent’s tongue was true,
“That fruit will make
the god in you.”
A spark was struck,
the garden swayed,
And innocence
dissolved, decayed.
#Poetry #HereticThereATac #Storytelling #InsideTheBox
Short Thread - 1/4 <—
“Serpent’s Tale”
Let’s say
the serpent’s tongue was true,
“That fruit will make
the god in you.”
A spark was struck,
the garden swayed,
And innocence
dissolved, decayed.
September 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#BadPoet A Narrative Poem
#Poetry #HereticThereATac #Storytelling #InsideTheBox
Short Thread - 1/4 <—
“Serpent’s Tale”
Let’s say
the serpent’s tongue was true,
“That fruit will make
the god in you.”
A spark was struck,
the garden swayed,
And innocence
dissolved, decayed.
#Poetry #HereticThereATac #Storytelling #InsideTheBox
Short Thread - 1/4 <—
“Serpent’s Tale”
Let’s say
the serpent’s tongue was true,
“That fruit will make
the god in you.”
A spark was struck,
the garden swayed,
And innocence
dissolved, decayed.
Featuring prose from over 30 years of W. S. Di Piero's work, Inside the Box reveals an artist's mind at work: restless, probing, generous in attention to both high culture and street-corner wisdom. Inside the Box is a record of life lived in passionate search of meaning. ueplit.short.gy/InsidetheBox
September 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Featuring prose from over 30 years of W. S. Di Piero's work, Inside the Box reveals an artist's mind at work: restless, probing, generous in attention to both high culture and street-corner wisdom. Inside the Box is a record of life lived in passionate search of meaning. ueplit.short.gy/InsidetheBox
In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how reliance mechanisms can help regulators make decisions more quickly and efficiently, and digs into the details of how South Africa can make the most of these mechanisms.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/08/25/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/08/25/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | How could more efficient use of reliance improve access to quality, affordable medicines?
Rather than trying to do everything from scratch, medicines regulators from different countries are increasingly sharing the load between them by ‘relying’ on each other’s work. In his latest #InsideT...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
August 25, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how reliance mechanisms can help regulators make decisions more quickly and efficiently, and digs into the details of how South Africa can make the most of these mechanisms.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/08/25/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/08/25/i...
For more than 20 years, the law has required that the minister of health issues regulations to govern the advertising of medicines in South Africa, but as yet no such regulations are in place. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers what this means for the marketing of medicine...
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: InsideTheBox: Should pharmaceutical advertising in SA be better regulated, and why?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For more than 20 years, the law has required that the minister of health issues regulations to govern the advertising of medicines in South Africa, but as yet no such regulations are in place. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers what this means for the marketing of medicine...
For more than 20 years, the law has required that the minister of health issues regulations to govern the advertising of medicines in South Africa, but as yet no such regulations are in place. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers what this means for the marketing of medicine...
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: InsideTheBox: Should pharmaceutical advertising in SA be better regulated, and why?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
July 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For more than 20 years, the law has required that the minister of health issues regulations to govern the advertising of medicines in South Africa, but as yet no such regulations are in place. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers what this means for the marketing of medicine...
Anyone who has travelled to the US will have been struck by the extent to which medicines are advertised on television. The situation in South Africa is quite different, writes Dr Andy Gray in his latest #InsideTheBox column.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/28/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/28/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Should pharmaceutical advertising in SA be better regulated, and why?
For over 20 years, the law has required that the Minister of Health issues regulations to govern the advertising of medicines in South Africa, but as yet no such regulations are in place. In his lates...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
July 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Anyone who has travelled to the US will have been struck by the extent to which medicines are advertised on television. The situation in South Africa is quite different, writes Dr Andy Gray in his latest #InsideTheBox column.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/28/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/07/28/i...
It is easy to claim one is ‘following the scientific evidence’, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: How can we tell if health policies or guidelines are truly evidence-based?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It is easy to claim one is ‘following the scientific evidence’, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
It is easy to claim one is ‘following the scientific evidence’, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
SPOTLIGHT OP-ED: How can we tell if health policies or guidelines are truly evidence-based?
www.dailymaverick.co.za
June 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It is easy to claim one is ‘following the scientific evidence’, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
#Insidethebox | It is easy to claim to be “following the scientific evidence”, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/18/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/18/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | How can we tell if health policies or guidelines are truly evidence-based?
It is easy to claim one is “following the scientific evidence”, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
June 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#Insidethebox | It is easy to claim to be “following the scientific evidence”, but what does it mean to actually do so? In his latest column, Dr Andy Gray considers how evidence-based health policy and guidelines can and should be made.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/18/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/06/18/i...
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
We are biased against truly creative event design : Conferences That Work
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
We are biased against truly creative event design : Conferences That Work
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
Justin kicks off a new series with visits to some of the most prominent business players in tabletop. In our first piece, find out what it looks like to spend a day in the office at Mindclash Games.
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ins...
#BoardGames #InsidetheBox #MindclashGames
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ins...
#BoardGames #InsidetheBox #MindclashGames
April 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Justin kicks off a new series with visits to some of the most prominent business players in tabletop. In our first piece, find out what it looks like to spend a day in the office at Mindclash Games.
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ins...
#BoardGames #InsidetheBox #MindclashGames
www.meeplemountain.com/articles/ins...
#BoardGames #InsidetheBox #MindclashGames
What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straightforward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.
SPOTLIGHT: Prescribing medicines in SA — a convoluted situation explained
www.dailymaverick.co.za
April 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straightforward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.
What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straightforward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.
SPOTLIGHT: Prescribing medicines in SA — a convoluted situation explained
www.dailymaverick.co.za
March 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straightforward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works now and sets out how it might be improved.
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/ev...
#meetings #EventDesign #CreativeDesign #InsideTheBox #novelty #creativity #eventprofs
#InsideTheBox | What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write them is not a straight-forward matter. In his latest column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/28/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/28/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Who can prescribe medicines in SA?
What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write those prescriptions is not a straight-forward matter. In his latest #InsideTheBox column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the syst...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
March 28, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#InsideTheBox | What medicines do you need prescriptions for and who is authorised to write them is not a straight-forward matter. In his latest column, Dr Andy Gray explains how the system works.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/28/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/03/28/i...
#InsideTheBox | In the first of a new series of monthly columns for Spotlight, Dr Andy Gray considers what we mean when we refer to medicines as “essential” – something that is routinely done by the WHO and health authorities in many countries.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/19/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/19/i...
#InsideTheBox with Dr Andy Gray | Essential medicines – essential to whom?
In the first of a new series of monthly columns for Spotlight, Dr Andy Gray considers what we mean when we refer to medicines as ‘essential’ - something that is routinely done by the WHO and the healt...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za
February 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
#InsideTheBox | In the first of a new series of monthly columns for Spotlight, Dr Andy Gray considers what we mean when we refer to medicines as “essential” – something that is routinely done by the WHO and health authorities in many countries.
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/19/i...
www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2025/02/19/i...
February 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes! and those who booked a shoot and sent a gift!
it means the world!
Can't wait to create with all of you!
xoxo VikTory
@theviktoriamodel.bsky.social
@nielgalen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/theviktoriamodel
#travelmodel #grateful #insidethebox
it means the world!
Can't wait to create with all of you!
xoxo VikTory
@theviktoriamodel.bsky.social
@nielgalen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/theviktoriamodel
#travelmodel #grateful #insidethebox
January 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thank you so much for all your birthday wishes! and those who booked a shoot and sent a gift!
it means the world!
Can't wait to create with all of you!
xoxo VikTory
@theviktoriamodel.bsky.social
@nielgalen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/theviktoriamodel
#travelmodel #grateful #insidethebox
it means the world!
Can't wait to create with all of you!
xoxo VikTory
@theviktoriamodel.bsky.social
@nielgalen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/theviktoriamodel
#travelmodel #grateful #insidethebox
Finally, we have our main priority, the Inside The Box shorts. A What A Cartoon, Looney Tunes, or Silly Symphonies inspired series where different one-off stories to test the skills of our animators.
#IndieAnimationDay #LaughBoxStudios #Art #Animation #InsideTheBox
#IndieAnimationDay #LaughBoxStudios #Art #Animation #InsideTheBox
November 17, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Finally, we have our main priority, the Inside The Box shorts. A What A Cartoon, Looney Tunes, or Silly Symphonies inspired series where different one-off stories to test the skills of our animators.
#IndieAnimationDay #LaughBoxStudios #Art #Animation #InsideTheBox
#IndieAnimationDay #LaughBoxStudios #Art #Animation #InsideTheBox
New from #insidethebox - #newspeak - clever communication / code-breaking game. Played a demo at #ukge and heard a lot of laughs.
November 18, 2024 at 5:02 PM
New from #insidethebox - #newspeak - clever communication / code-breaking game. Played a demo at #ukge and heard a lot of laughs.
Typical response to employees getting involved in HR 'how can you be sure they are doing their day-to-day job?' #hrtecheurope #insidethebox
December 9, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Typical response to employees getting involved in HR 'how can you be sure they are doing their day-to-day job?' #hrtecheurope #insidethebox