AFRICA – Trafficked medical products kill almost half a million sub-Saharan Africans every year, and action is needed to stem the flow, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime…
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Zipline to begin operations in Kenya after successful flight tests
KENYA – Zipline, an American company that designs, manufactures, and operates delivery drones, has partnered with the County Government of Kisumu to conduct test flights of its instant logistics and…
Read MoreAfrica Health ExCon returning to Egypt in June 2023
EGYPT – The Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement (UPA) has announced that it is organizing the 2023 edition of Africa Health ExCon, the biggest medical exhibition, and conference on the…
Read MoreNovartis’ Sandoz and Ibnsina Pharma ink deal to promote the safe use of OTC medications
EGYPT – Sandoz Egypt Pharma, a division of the Novartis Group, and Ibnsina Pharma have signed a distribution and promotion agreement for the Sandoz over-the-counter (OTC) portfolio of products. Sandoz…
Read MoreNAFDAC destroys US$209m worth of unregistered pharmaceuticals from India
NIGERIA – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has destroyed tramadol and unregistered pharmaceuticals worth N95 billion (US$209.85m) after four and half years of monitoring…
Read MoreCHAPPER healthcare expands MENA presence with its new subsidiary in Dubai
UAE – Europe’s pharmaceutical wholesaler CHAPPER healthcare has extended its presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with its new subsidiary based in Dubai called CHAPPER Healthcare…
Read MoreMankind Pharma invests in Actimed Therapeutics for promising cancer treatment
INDIA – Drug giant Mankind Pharma Limited (Mankind Pharma) has increased its investment in Actimed Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in the United Kingdom, for its promising cancer treatment.…
Read MoreLupin’s HIV antiretroviral drugs scores US FDA approval
INDIA – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved generic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antiretroviral drugs developed by Lupin Limited (Lupin). Lupin, a leading global pharmaceutical company in…
Read MoreMBZUAI nabs landmark deal with Quris-AI to open centre for AI in medicine
UAE – Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has teamed up with Quris, an artificial intelligence (AI) innovator in the pharmaceutical arena, to develop a centre of excellence…
Read MoreBloom Public Health ground breaks construction of pharmaceutical manufacturing park – Pharmacity
NIGERIA – Bloom Public Health has commenced the physical construction of the premier pharmaceutical manufacturing park in Nigeria (#Pharmacity) in Ebonyi State. The CEO of Bloom, Professor Chimezie Anyakora, was…
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