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Covax wants urgent action to close vaccine equity gap

22 May 202222 May 2022

SWITZERLAND – Covax, a global vaccine program run by Gavi and the World Health Organization (WHO), has urged countries to take action immediately to close the global vaccine equity gap.…

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WHO validates CONVIDECIA as 11th vaccine for COVID-19

20 May 202220 May 2022

SWITZERLAND – The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an EUL for CONVIDECIA, a vaccine manufactured by CanSino Biologics in China, adding to a growing portfolio of vaccines validated by…

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US NIH warrants Covid-19 technologies to WHO and MPP

15 May 202215 May 2022

SWITZERLAND –The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has agreed to license 11 Covid-19 technologies to the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) via the World Health Organization’s Covid-19 Technology Access Pool…

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Cipla signs deal with Genes2Me to launch COVID-19 Reverse Transcription PCR test kit

11 May 202211 May 2022

INDIA – Drug major, Cipla announced that it has launched a COVID-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) testing kit in the country in collaboration with diagnostics firm Genes2Me.…

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Africa CDC reveals new country-based research on COVID-19 vaccination campaigns

10 May 202210 May 2022

AFRICA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that country-based research finds that scale-up speed with a focus on at-risk populations and the choice…

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Liberian Scientist Dougbeh Nyan granted US patent for rapid diagnostic test

5 May 20225 May 2022

LIBERIA –Africa’s renowned Infectious Disease Scientist Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has been awarded a second patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for inventing a rapid diagnostic…

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Mozambique inaugurates US$1M oxygen production plant in partnership with USAID

28 April 202228 April 2022

MOZAMBIQUE – Mozambique has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch a new US$1M oxygen production plant at the Monapo District Hospital in Nampula Province.…

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Kenya Medical Research Institute recommends new approach in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns

28 April 202228 April 2022

KENYA – The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) has strongly recommended an adjustment in the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign with a focus on the elderly in the society and those…

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WHO strongly recommends Pfizer’s antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19

22 April 202222 April 2022

SWITZERLAND –The World Health Organization has “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalization. Paxlovid, which combines two antiviral drugs,…

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Ghana to build pharmaceutical manufacturing hub to promote local production

21 April 202221 April 2022

GHANA – Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the establishment of an advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing hub named Pharma Park to promote local pharmaceutical production in the country. The pharmaceutical industry…

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The Cath-Lab at KUTRRH is now ready for commissioning. Cath-Lab is a specialised lab that deals with diagnosing blockages within the heart, unblocking as well as performing other interventions like cardiac pacemaker placements.
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