INDIA – Veera Health, a digital health platform for women, has raised US$3 million in a funding round co-led by Sequoia Capital India’s Surge and Global Founders Capital, along with…
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Booster COVID jab may be crucial with new COVID-19 variants emerging
INDIA – With the pandemic still far from over and mutations of the virus still expected to emerge in the near future, a need for a booster dose of the…
Read MoreAspen Pharmacare delivers first batch of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare will supply the first batch of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to the country as from today, the drug maker has announced. These…
Read MoreUganda set to immunize children under 15 with Pfizer’s Covid vaccine
UGANDA – Uganda will start vaccinating children under 15 years of age against COVID-19 once the country receives supplies of the Pfizer vaccine, a senior government official has said. “Uganda…
Read MoreHealthcare sector quadruple aim goals boosts medical imaging & informatics market
WORLD – Based on a recent analysis by Frost & Sullivan, Global Medical Imaging & Informatics Outlook, 2021, the market opportunity is estimated to hit US$37.10 billion in 2021 from…
Read MoreWorld Bank approves US$100 million toward improving healthcare services in Somalia
SOMALIA – The World Bank, has approved its first investment in Somalia’s health sector in 30 years, which is financed by a US$75 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant and…
Read MoreGood news for dog enthusiasts as USFDA grants Tanovea full approval as cancer therapy
US – The U.S Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) have granted Tanovea (rabacfosadine injection) full approval as therapy against lymphoma in dogs. Tanovea will become the first ever conditionally approved…
Read MoreTanzania receives first shipment of Covid-19 vaccines since onset of the pandemic
TANZANIA – Tanzania has welcomed a delivery of one million Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shots as part of a USA government donation after the African nation’s late president had long…
Read MoreBrian McNamara takes over as GSK’s CEO Designate for newly independent consumer healthcare company
UK – Brian McNamara, the CEO of GSK Consumer Healthcare (a Joint Venture between GSK and Pfizer) has been appointed as CEO Designate of the new, listed Consumer Healthcare company…
Read MoreUNICEF inks deal with Janssen Pharmaceutica to supply Covid-19 vaccine to AU
AFRICA – UNICEF has signed an agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica to supply up to 220 million doses of the J&J single-dose vaccine for all 55 Member States of the African Union (AU) by the…
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