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18 January 2022

Tigray’s health facilities deliberately targeted for destruction

ETHIOPIA – Health systems in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region are collapsing — and they aren’t just a result of circumstance,...

18 January 2022

Kenyan health officials begin review of nationwide immunization coverage

KENYA – The Ministry of Health is conducting an audit of the National Vaccine Immunization Program in order to identify...

18 January 2022

Lassa Fever strikes Nigeria

NIGERIA – As Nigeria battles the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least two people died from Lassa fever in...

18 January 2022

Machakos County collaborates with NHIF to deliver free healthcare to the needy

KENYA – Machakos County Government has formed a partnership with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to provide free healthcare...

18 January 2022

KNH opens new Renal Center

KENYA – The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has opened a new renal center, marking an important step forward in the...

16 January 2022

Libya reaping big on life-saving mobile health units

LIBYA – In recent years, medical assistance provided by mobile health units and increased access to skilled birth attendants have...

18 January 2022

Aster DM Healthcare expands its footprint in India, sets up 6th hospital in Kerala

INDIA – Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the India, is strengthening its foothold in...

17 January 2022

Unilever fails GSK consumer arm pursuit, resorts to expand health and beauty business

UNITED KINGDOM – Unilever has pledged to grow its health, beauty, and hygiene business while selling slower-growing operations after investors...

17 January 2022

SK commits US$350M for the construction of global cell and gene therapy CDMO

SOUTH KOREA – SK Inc. of South Korea has committed US$350 million in equity financing to the Center for Breakthrough...

17 January 2022

AstraZeneca forges deal with Scorpion Therapeutics worth US$1.6 billion

USA – AstraZeneca has announced that it will use Scorpion Therapeutics’ discovery platform to develop precision medicines against previously difficult-to-target...

17 January 2022

BenevolentAI announces 3-year collaboration expansion with AstraZeneca

USA – BenevolentAI, a leading clinical-stage AI drug discovery company, has expanded its AI-driven drug discovery collaboration with AstraZeneca, doubling...