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NIGERIA – Africa’s leading patient-centered technology-driven healthcare company mPharma has initiated the Hypertension Test and Treat program (HTT) in Nigeria to support the prevention and control of hypertension in Africa.…
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KENYA – The new Financial Intermediary Fund (FIF) for Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (PPR) has welcomed Amref Health Africa, the largest health development non-governmental international organization based in Africa,…
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UGANDA – The Ministry of Health in Uganda has intensified its coordinated response plan to contain the spread of Ebola virus disease (EVD) after the country recorded 31 cumulative confirmed…
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USA – A recently released congressional Joint Economic Committee (JEC) report estimates that opioid addiction has cost the United States nearly US$1.5 trillion in 2020—indicating a 37 percent increase since…
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GHANA – The Republic of Ghana, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, is engaging healthcare stakeholders to share ideas towards the effective implementation of the Intersectoral global…
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NETHERLANDS – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Ultrasound 5000 Compact, a new portable ultrasound scanner from Philips. According to the company, the scanner is intended to…
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USA -Alexion, AstraZeneca’s Rare Disease division has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LogicBio Therapeutics, in a bid to strengthen the former’s efforts in genomics and rare diseases. AstraZeneca…
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SIERRA LEONE – The Government of Sierra Leone has introduced Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines into the national immunization schedule in a bid to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer.…
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AFRICA – African manufacturers have called upon global vaccine-purchasing mechanisms to purchase a minimum of 30% of their vaccines in line with Africa’s New Public Health Order. The resolution follows…
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FRANCE – Sanofi has collaborated with the Californian biotechnology company Scribe Therapeutics to develop new cancer cell therapies. Under the terms of the deal, Sanofi picks up non-exclusive rights to…
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