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Afrigen teams up with Univercells and eTheRNA to develop first African-owned COVID-19 vaccine

21 June 202221 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – Biotechnology company Afrigen Biologics is set to develop and produce the first-ever African-owned COVID-19 vaccine based on messenger RNA in partnership with Belgian biotech company Univercells and…

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SA startup Root links with Andela and Momentum Health for digital health insurance solutions

16 June 202216 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – Cape Town-based digital insurance startup Root has teamed up with Andela, the global network for remote engineering talent, and financial services company Momentum Health Solutions to ensures…

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New HIV treatment designed for young children gains first approval in South Africa

15 June 202215 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has approved new antiretroviral (ARV) treatments specifically designed for infants and young children with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) which…

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South Africa secures a US$474M loan from the World Bank to support COVID-19 response

14 June 202214 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – The World Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$ 474M (€454.4 million) low-interest loan to South Africa for the country’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Project…

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SA’s Biovac bags US$16M financing from EIB to expand capacity for vaccine manufacturing

9 June 20229 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – Biopharmaceutical company Biovac Institute has secured a €15M (US$ 16.08M) grant from the European Investment Bank and the European Union to prepare feasibility studies, finance preparatory works…

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Africa CDC builds continental genomic surveillance capability through bioinformatics training

3 June 20223 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – The Africa CDC, through its Pathogen Genomics Initiative (Africa PGI), has conducted a series of hands-on bioinformatics training held at the University of the Western Cape, South…

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South Africa unveils research center in partnership with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency

3 June 20223 June 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has opened a new research center at the University of the Witwatersrand, one of the world’s leading universities, located in Johannesburg in partnership with the…

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WHO urges African governments to impose environmental tax levies on tobacco

31 May 202231 May 2022

AFRICA – World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti has urged African governments to impose environmental tax levies on tobacco across the value and supply chains…

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South Africa’s leading pharmaceutical retailer Dis-Chem reports leap in annual profit

24 May 202224 May 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – According to an earnings report filed, South Africa’s Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd has recorded a 15.7% jump in total revenue to R30.4 billion (US$1.94B) buoyed by acquisitions of…

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South African National AIDS Council secures US$547M grant in fight against HIV

12 May 202212 May 2022

SOUTH AFRICA – The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) has been awarded a grant of US$547 million from the international organization Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and…

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