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…
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Moroccan Pharmacist Lamia Tazi listed on Forbes’ Top 50 Healthcare leaders
MOROCCO – Moroccan Pharmacist Lamia Tazi was named in the annual Forbes’ list under the “Top 50 Healthcare Leaders 2022” list for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the…
Read MoreEgyptian e-health startup Rology closes pre-series A funding for expansion
EGYPT –Egyptian healthtech company, Rology has closed pre-Series A financing to fuel its growth in Saudi Arabia and Kenya. The funding round was led by Egypt Ventures, with participation from Sequence…
Read MoreEgypt achieves milestone of 24 million women getting screened for cancer
EGYPT – A women Health Initiative by Egypt’s health and population ministry has reached a clinical milestone of screening 23,906,809 women for breast cancer, hypertension, diabetes and obesity. The Women…
Read MoreRwanda receives US$32M funding from World Bank to support COVID-19 response
RWANDA – Rwanda has received funding worth US$32 million from the World Bank Group in an effort to help accelerate the country’s ongoing inclusive and resilient recovery from the COVID-19…
Read MoreEgypt’s Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment to become an integrated medical city
EGYPT – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has issued an executive order to transform Nasser Institute for Research and Treatment into a research hub and an integrated medical city…
Read MoreEgypt partners with UNICEF to improve child mental healthcare
EGYPT – Acting Minister of Health and Population Khaled Abdel Ghaffar met the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins to discuss strengthening cooperation between…
Read MoreMorocco ratifies treaty for establishment of the Africa Medicines Agency
MOROCCO – Morocco has formally ratified the treaty establishing the African Medicines Agency (AMA) and signed the framework agreement on creation of the drug regulator under the African Union (AU).…
Read MoreEgyptian health-tech O7 Therapy raises US$2.1m seed round to enhance growth
EGYPT – Egypt-based health tech O7 Therapy, a refined, scientific, and evidence-based online platform has raised a US$2.1 million seed round to accelerate growth. The latest seed funding round was led by…
Read MoreTalabat partners Magdi Yacoub Foundation to boost access to heart care
EGYPT – Talabat Egypt, the region’s leading food delivery and quick commerce company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation (MYF) to facilitate donations to healthcare…
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