EUROPE – The European Commission has launched the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which aims to give people control and use of their health data in their home country or…
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DabaDoc platform to allow Africans in diaspora to offer medical teleconsultation services
MOROCCO – Moroccan healthcare platform DabaDoc and Orange have collaborated to launch telehealth service which allows Africans in diaspora to instantly offer a video medical consultation to their relatives living…
Read MoreEU partners WHO to combat the spread of COVID-19 in Africa
AFRICA – The European Union (EU) has partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to boost COVID-19 vaccination campaigns and increase vaccine uptake in Africa over a period of 18…
Read MoreEthiopia receives additional Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines from US
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has announced the arrival of additional 840,060 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine donated by the United States through COVAX, a worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to…
Read MoreAfrica to secure US$113.4M funds from investors to set up drugs regulator
AFRICA – Africa is set to receive funding of over €100M (US$113.4 million) in the next five years from investors to set up an African Medicines Agency (AMA) to boost…
Read MoreGeneric manufacturers in developing countries licensed to make Merck’s COVID-19 pill
SWITZERLAND – The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has announced that it has signed contracts with 27 manufacturers to manufacture Merck’s COVID-19 pill. MPP’s agreements with generic manufacturers cover the production…
Read MoreEU parliament hands EMA a stronger role to tackle drug shortages
NETHERLANDS – The European Parliament has voted in favor of plans to expand the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) powers during health crises, including giving the regulator greater oversight of drug…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk settles securities lawsuit about insulin pricing
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk has reached an agreement with several Danish shareholders in relation to a securities lawsuit filed against it in 2019. The investors accused the company of making…
Read MoreLibya reaping big on life-saving mobile health units
LIBYA – In recent years, medical assistance provided by mobile health units and increased access to skilled birth attendants have aided in the reduction of neonatal mortality rates in Libya.…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk’s high-dose obesity drug, Wegovy approved in Canada
DENMARK – Novo Nordisk has announced that Health Canada has approved Wegovy (semaglutide injection), the first and only prescription weight-loss medication with a once-weekly dosing schedule. Wegovy is indicated for…
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