USA – Globus Medical, a musculoskeletal solutions company has announced the first surgeries using the Excelsius3D, an intelligent, intraoperative 3-in-1 imaging platform that is the latest addition to Globus Medical’s…
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Health-tech Zuri Health secures US$1.3M in pre-seed round to expand operations across Africa
KENYA – Zuri Health, Kenya’s fastest-growing digital healthcare company which provides affordable healthcare via mobile, has raised US$1.3 million in pre-seed funding to scale quality healthcare services affordably across Africa.…
Read MoreFirst simulated patient treatment performed in Hospital-based BNCT Facility in Europe
FINLAND – -Neutron Therapeutics, a targeted radiation therapy company developing Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), and Cosylab have announced that Neutron Therapeutics’ nuBeam BNCT System, has reached an important milestone…
Read MoreGE Healthcare, RaySearch partner on radiation oncology solution
USA –RaySearch Laboratories, a medical technology company, and GE Healthcare have announced a collaboration agreement to develop a new radiation therapy simulation and treatment planning workflow solution that will take…
Read MoreAspen bags US$147 mln funding to advance personalized Parkinson’s cell therapy
USA – Aspen Neuroscience, a biotech developing the first autologous neuron replacement therapy for Parkinson’s disease, has closed a series B financing of $147.5 million to help get its autologous…
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 MoreSomalia launches a US$3.2M health project in partnership with WHO and Italy
SOMALIA – The Ministry of Health and Human Services of the Federal Government of Somalia has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Embassy of Italy to initiate…
Read MoreUganda launches oxygen production plant in partnership with UNICEF
UGANDA – Uganda has partnered with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to inaugurate a new oxygen production plant at the Kayunga Regional Referral Hospital to expand access…
Read MoreEgypt inaugurates an electronic antibiotic surveillance system
EGYPT – Egypt has launched an electronic system that meets the standards of the World Health Organization to monitor antibiotic consumption in hospitals in an effort to combat antimicrobial resistance…
Read MoreKenya partners UNDP to enhance health waste management
KENYA – Kenya has collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to improve medical waste management without impacting on surrounding environment. The Ministry of Environment and Forestry entered into…
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