KENYA – Pathologists Lancet Kenya Limited, part of the Lancet Group of Laboratories, has slashed the prices of its Covid-19 tests specifically a 28 per cent reduction for all walk-in…
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Pfizer purchases producer of sickle cell medications Global Blood for US$5.4B
USA- Pfizer has invested US$5.4 billion in the developer of sickle cell medications Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT). The New York-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation aims to speed expansion after seeing…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson to cease production of talc-based infant powder worldwide.
USA- Johnson & Johnson (J&J) will stop making and selling its talc-based baby powder around the world from next year. The US-based Pharmaceutical and healthcare company will now stop marketing…
Read MoreNovel portable device holds promise for cancer diagnosis in sub-Saharan Africa: Cornell University
AFRICA – According to the highly-ranked Ivy League institution Cornell University, a portable diagnostic device designed by researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine has been deployed in clinical…
Read MorePfizer’s India managing director S Sridhar resigns
INDIA- American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, Pfizer has said that its managing director Sridhar, has left the organization. The corporation has stated in a regulatory statement that Sridhar has…
Read MoreJapanese government authorizes the use of the smallpox vaccine against monkeypox
JAPAN- Japan’s health ministry has approved the use of a smallpox vaccine believed to be effective against monkeypox. Health officials said that the smallpox vaccine is thought to be 85…
Read MoreIndian government bans the use of codeine-based cough syrups
INDIA – The Indian government plans to prohibit the production and distribution of cough syrups containing codeine. Numerous leaders have written letters to the health minister in support of this,…
Read MoreKenya inks pact with Vela Diagnostics to advance public health surveillance for COVID-19
KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Health, through the National Public Health Laboratory of Kenya (NPHL), has selected Vela Diagnostics as their primary supplier for SARS-CoV-2 genotyping tests in a move…
Read MoreTonix Pharma eyes clinical trials for monkeypox vax in Kenya
KENYA – Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (TNXP) has selected the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) for monkeypox vaccine trials in a bid to increase access to potential monkeypox treatment in…
Read MoreKenya, Novo Nordisk expand partnership to manage diabetes in children
KENYA – The Government of Kenya has entered into a strategic partnership deal with Danish multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk for the supply of essential medical commodities targeted at improving…
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