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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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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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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 – 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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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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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 – 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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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 – 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 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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