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
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…
Read MoreNew HIV treatment designed for young children gains first approval in South Africa
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…
Read MoreSouth Africa secures a US$474M loan from the World Bank to support COVID-19 response
SOUTH AFRICA – The World Bank’s Group Board of Executive Directors has approved a US$ 474M (€454.4 million) low-interest loan to South Africa for the country’s Covid-19 Emergency Response Project…
Read MoreSA’s Biovac bags US$16M financing from EIB to expand capacity for vaccine manufacturing
SOUTH AFRICA – Biopharmaceutical company Biovac Institute has secured a €15M (US$ 16.08M) grant from the European Investment Bank and the European Union to prepare feasibility studies, finance preparatory works…
Read MoreAfrica CDC builds continental genomic surveillance capability through bioinformatics training
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…
Read MoreSouth Africa unveils research center in partnership with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency
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…
Read MoreWHO urges African governments to impose environmental tax levies on tobacco
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…
Read MoreSouth Africa’s leading pharmaceutical retailer Dis-Chem reports leap in annual profit
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…
Read MoreSouth African National AIDS Council secures US$547M grant in fight against HIV
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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