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NIGERIA – Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI), a premier life sciences research institution, has announced the appointment of Nigerian Dr. Sheila Ochugboju as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for…
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LIBERIA –Africa’s renowned Infectious Disease Scientist Dr. Dougbeh Christopher Nyan has been awarded a second patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for inventing a rapid diagnostic…
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TANZANIA – The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania’s largest public health research institution, has partnered with the Aga Khan Health Services in Tanzania (AKHST) to collaborate in health…
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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…
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KENYA – Healthcare solution provider Penda Health has announced a partnership with Kasha Technologies that will enable it to increase access to its contraceptive products via the Kasha digital platform.…
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NIGERIA – Nigerian startup MediSpark, which describes itself as “Truepill for Africa”, is busy building an ecosystem of APIs (Application Programming Interface) and SaaS tools to synchronize data across Africa’s…
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AFRICA – Novartis has announced the launch of its new innovation hub, Novartis Biome sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which will spearhead the further development of innovative business models and technology-driven solutions…
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TANZANIA – The fight against tuberculosis (TB) has received fresh impetus following the rolling out of a latest digital technology. The innovation which is part of Adherence Support Coalition to…
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UGANDA – The findings of a large-scale trial completed in Uganda and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on November 12, has shown that penicillin, a widely available,…
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AFRICA – Four Kenyans are among 14 scientists from eight African countries who will receive up to US$1 million (about KSh111.7 million) each over five years for projects ranging from…
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