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
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…
Read MoreUS NIH warrants Covid-19 technologies to WHO and MPP
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…
Read MoreCipla signs deal with Genes2Me to launch COVID-19 Reverse Transcription PCR test kit
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.…
Read MoreAfrica CDC reveals new country-based research on COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
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…
Read MoreLiberian Scientist Dougbeh Nyan granted US patent for rapid diagnostic test
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…
Read MoreMozambique inaugurates US$1M oxygen production plant in partnership with USAID
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.…
Read MoreKenya Medical Research Institute recommends new approach in COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
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…
Read MoreWHO strongly recommends Pfizer’s antiviral drug for patients with non-severe COVID-19
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,…
Read MoreGhana to build pharmaceutical manufacturing hub to promote local production
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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