INDIA – Aster DM Healthcare has partnered with Skye Air Mobility, a drone-based logistics company, to transport diagnostic samples and medications. It is an end-to-end movement that not only expedites…
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WHO’s scorecard shows global health achievements, despite COVID-19 pandemic
SWITZERLAND – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s 2020-2021 Results Report tracks WHO’s significant achievements across the global health spectrum, according to a news release. The report, which…
Read MorePollution caused 1 in 6 deaths globally for five years, study says
UNITED KINGDOM – Pollution caused one in six deaths worldwide in 2019, a new study has revealed — more than the annual global tolls for war, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs…
Read MoreAenova invests US$11 mln to expand production of highly potent drugs in Germany
GERMANY – Aenova has announced it is investing EUR 10 million (US$$11 million) for a new building for the production of highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (HPAPIs) at its site…
Read MoreTakeda launches Adynovate, a hemophilia drug in India
INDIA – Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has launched Adynovate, an extended half-life recombinant Factor VIII (rFVIII) treatment for hemophilia A patients in India. Adynovate is a novel extended half-life recombinant…
Read MoreGoldman Sachs expected to invest US$350mln in PharmEasy’s parent company
INDIA – Goldman Sachs is in advanced talks to invest US$350 million (Rs 2,700 crore) in API Holdings, the parent company of online pharmacy PharmEasy, in a structured debt transaction,…
Read MoreEight Roads launches US$250m fund for Indian healthcare firms
INDIA – Eight Roads Ventures, a global venture capital firm backed by Fidelity, has announced the US$250 million launch of its first India-focused healthcare and life sciences fund. The new…
Read MoreAbout 1 billion people globally denied access to assistive products: Report
SWITZERLAND – Nearly one billion people globally are denied access, particularly in low-and middle-income countries, a new report by WHO and UNICEF shows. The report estimates that more than 2.5…
Read MoreLilly’s blockbuster diabetes drug wins FDA approval
USA –The FDA announced that it has approved Eli Lilly’s injected drug tirzepatide, marketed under the brand name Mounjaro, to help improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2…
Read MoreGlobal Fund unveils strategy to reduce deaths from AIDS, TB, and malaria
SWITZERLAND – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is gearing up to implement its ambitious new strategy to defeat these long-standing pandemics by 2030, Health Policy Watch…
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