INDIA – Nirmala Sitharaman, the Finance Minister of India, has announced that the health sector has been allocated about US$10 billion (Rs 89,155 crore) in the 2023/24 union budget to…
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Pfizer completes acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics for US$5.4bn
USA – Pfizer has completed its acquisition of Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT), a biopharma focused on drug discovery and development for rare blood disorders such as sickle cell disease (SCD)…
Read MoreNovo Nordisk to purchase Forma Therapeutics in a US$1.1bn deal
DENMARK- Novo Nordisk has entered into a legally binding agreement to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm Forma Therapeutics in a deal valued at US$1.1 billion (or US$20 per share). Forma Therapeutics…
Read MoreKenya’s KMTC in advanced talks with WFH to build capacity of healthcare professionals
KENYA – The Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) is in advanced talks with the World Federation of Haemophilia (WFH) to build the capacity of healthcare professionals for effective management and…
Read MorePfizer purchases producer of sickle cell medications Global Blood for US$5.4B
USA- Pfizer has invested US$5.4 billion in the developer of sickle cell medications Global Blood Therapeutics (GBT). The New York-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation aims to speed expansion after seeing…
Read MoreKenya commemorates World Sickle Cell Awareness Day with early screening interventions
KENYA – Kenya’s Ministry of Health has partnered with County governments, private and public sector stakeholders and Sickle Cell warriors to advocate for early Sickle cell disease (SCD) screening, diagnosis…
Read MoreNovartis partners American Society of Hematology in digital management of sickle cell disease in Africa
AFRICA – African countries to receive advanced technology that will document and share the diagnosis of babies with sickle cell disease (SCD) through partnership between Novartis and the American Society…
Read MoreSickle Cell Foundation of Ghana hires Professor Solomon Ofori-Acquah as new President
GHANA – The Sickle Cell Foundation of Ghana (SCFG) has named globally renowned researcher and academician Professor Solomon Fiifi Ofori-Acquah as its new President with immediate effect. Prof. Ofori-Acquah brings…
Read MoreNationwide Medical Insurance partners Novartis to advance sickle cell disease care capacity in Ghana
GHANA – Nationwide Medical Insurance (NMI), a leader in the private health insurance sector of Ghana, has partnered with Novartis to build the capacity of about 300 healthcare professionals on…
Read MoreCONSA unveils Sickle Cell screening facility for newborns in Liberia
LIBERIA – The Ministry of health in Liberia in collaboration with the Consortium on Newborn Screening in Africa (CONSA) have launched a new facility for infant Sickle Cell Disease screening…
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