AFRICA – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced an investment of US$6.8 million to extend the work of the Trypa-NO! partnership for a further 3 years. The Trypa-No! Partnership…
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India’s SII launches its novel, locally produced HPV vaccine for cervical cancer protection
INDIA – The Serum Institute of India (SII) has announced the launch of its indigenously-developed quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV) in a bid to combat HPV-linked cervical cancer in the…
Read MoreMYDAWA taps US$1.2M from the Gates Foundation to boost HIV fight in Kenya
KENYA – Kenya’s online pharmacy MYDAWA has secured US$1.2 million in funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to launch the first Kenyan telehealth solution tailored to boost Human…
Read MoreSenegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar lands manufacturing deal for Measles and Rubella vaccine
SENEGAL – The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD), a biomedical research center in Senegal, has initiated a new program to advance the development of a measles and rubella (MR) vaccine…
Read MoreGates Foundation commits US$1.2B to eradicate polio globally
GERMANY —The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a US$1.2 billion commitment to aid in the global effort to eradicate polio. The disease is endemic in Pakistan and Afghanistan,…
Read MoreZimbabwe teams up with GPEI partners to enhance surveillance for polio
ZIMBABWE – The Republic of Zimbabwe has linked up with Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners to implement polio surveillance strengthening activities in the wake of wild-polio outbreak in neighboring…
Read MoreAfrican e-health startups to secure funding from i3 programme
AFRICA – Thirty African e-health startups have been selected to take part in the pan-African Investing in Innovation (i3) programme in ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare delivery in the region.…
Read MoreGates Foundation, EIB partner to strengthen health systems and prevent infectious diseases
UNITED KINGDOM – The Gates Foundation and European Investment Bank (EIB), have announced a strengthened partnership that will boost investment in human development. The partnership will aim to improve health,…
Read MoreStartupbootcamp AfriTech initites US$7m program to scale up digital health solutions
SOUTH AFRICA – South African Startupbootcamp AfriTech (SBC) has partnered with Moroccan consulting firm Southbridge A&I and its Canadian partner Salient Advisory to launch a US$7 million innovator support program…
Read MoreGates Foundation awards US$9.2M grant to Sapient for biomarker discovery project
USA – Biomarker discovery firm Sapient has received a US$9.2 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for mass spectrometry-based metabolomic biomarker studies. The company said it will…
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