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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AFRICA – Abdul Latif Jameel Health, a Saudi Arabian family business has announced plans to broaden the availability of Butterfly iQ+ – the world’s only single probe, whole-body handheld ultrasound…
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UGANDA – The Inaugural Synthetic Biology and Biosecurity conference held in Kampala from the 14th to the 16th of October, drew participants from over 20 countries. The goal of the…
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AFRICA – The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is investing about US$74.5 million over five years to advance data science, catalyze innovation and spur health discoveries across Africa. Under its…
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RWANDA – Rwanda Biomedical Centre has received a EUR 27 million backing from the European Investment Bank (IEB)to upgrade the National Health Laboratory by strengthening epidemic and pandemic preparedness by…
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