INDIA – Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in the India, is strengthening its foothold in the country by signing a 30-year lease agreement to establish…
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ETHIOPIA – Health systems in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region are collapsing — and they aren’t just a result of circumstance, but an intentional target, according to a report by Devex…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health is conducting an audit of the National Vaccine Immunization Program in order to identify the shortcomings of previous campaigns in the country and improve…
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NIGERIA – As Nigeria battles the scourge of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least two people died from Lassa fever in the first week of 2022, according to the Nigerian Centre…
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KENYA – Machakos County Government has formed a partnership with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) to provide free healthcare to needy patients. County Health Executive, Dr Ancent Kituku, told…
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KENYA – The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has opened a new renal center, marking an important step forward in the delivery of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by providing affordable and…
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UNITED KINGDOM – Unilever has pledged to grow its health, beauty, and hygiene business while selling slower-growing operations after investors dumped its stock following its failed £50 billion (US$68.19 billion)…
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SOUTH KOREA – SK Inc. of South Korea has committed US$350 million in equity financing to the Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM) as part of the organizations’ partnership announced two…
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USA – AstraZeneca has announced that it will use Scorpion Therapeutics’ discovery platform to develop precision medicines against previously difficult-to-target cancer proteins. According to Susan Galbraith, AstraZeneca’s executive vice president…
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USA – BenevolentAI, a leading clinical-stage AI drug discovery company, has expanded its AI-driven drug discovery collaboration with AstraZeneca, doubling the number of disease areas under investigation. The three-year extension…
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