ETHIOPIA – New milestone as Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative has delivered over 15M vaccines across Africa and deployed rapid responders to accelerate vaccination campaigns in countries at-risk of vaccine…
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GSK opens new US$110M smart factory in UK
UNITED KINGDOM – Pharmaceutical and healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has opened a new aseptic smart manufacturing facility at its Barnard Castle site, representing an investment of more than £90 million…
Read MoreKenya acquires critical ICU equipment and medical supplies from KOICA
KENYA – Kajiado County Government in Kenya has partnered with the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) to deliver critical intensive care unit…
Read MoreHealthtracka bags US$1.5M funding to advance digital diagnostics capabilities in Africa
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s Healthtech Healthtracka has secured US1.5M in seed funding to power digital diagnostics and empower healthcare providers to reach their customers where they are comfortable in an effort…
Read MoreKyowa Kirin ponders US$1B sale of pharma assets
JAPAN – Japanese specialty pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Kirin is reportedly considering a sale of some of its international assets that are valued at US$1 billion, Bloomberg has reports. The company…
Read MoreNovartis partners Precision Bio in gene editing pact
SWITZERLAND – Novartis has entered into an exclusive gene editing collaboration with Precision BioSciences focused on developing potentially curative treatments for diseases including hemoglobinopathies such as sickle-cell disease and beta…
Read MoreGavi rolls out US$100M initiative to reach unvaccinated children
SWITZERLAND – Gavi, the vaccine alliance has launched a new US$100 million initiative in collaboration with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and World Vision (WV) to identify and reach zero-dose…
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