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ETHIOPIA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has issued an urgent call to rethink health workforce development for Africa’s health security. According to the public…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The Government of South Africa, through the African Renaissance Fund (ARF), has teamed up with the African Vaccination Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to contribute a total of 2,030,400…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Locumbase, an independent online medical booking platform, has secured an undisclosed funding round from Grindstone Ventures to speed its expansion plans. Founded in 2016 by Zulé Vuuren,…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Roche Pharmaceuticals South Africa has launched its human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling solution in countries accepting the CE mark, the multinational healthcare company said on its website. According…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has authorized the use of Novavax’ protein-based vaccine as a two-dose primary series for active immunization to prevent COVID-19…
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AFRICA – Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, Ghana, Laos, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda and South Africa have been selected to join the new programme to provide oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19…
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SOUTH AFRICA – South African e-health startup BusyMed, which is improving access to pharmacies for communities around the country, has raised additional funding to speed its expansion plans. The new round of investment was from E4E Africa, an entrepreneur-centric…
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EGYPT – Shezlong, an Egyptian healthtech start-up has spread its wings to South Africa, bringing its popular psychotherapy platform to the country amid increasing depression and other mental health illnesses. Shezlong, initially focused on Arabic-speaking…
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SOUTH AFRICA – According to an earnings report filed, South Africa’s JSE-listed Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited (APN) has delivered a strong performance, with double digit organic growth in normalized EBITDA,…
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SOUTH AFRICA – Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Limited, a multinational South African pharmaceutical company, has struck a 10-year vaccine manufacturing deal with the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India…
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