AFRICA – Brazilian pharmaceutical company EMS has donated 6 million tablets of the oral antibiotic azithromycin to Cameroon, Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo in an effort to…
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US Agency spends over US$1B in treatment of neglected tropical diseases in Tanzania
TANZANIA-Tanzania has received millions in funding from the United States (US) government through the US agency for International Development (USAID) for treatment of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). USAID statement to…
Read MoreTakeda’s vaccine chief Rajeev Venkayya departs to lead pandemic-focused biotech
JAPAN – Rajeev Venkayya, longtime head of Takeda’s vaccine unit, is stepping down to become CEO of a new company “focused on combating COVID-19 and future pandemic threats,” Takeda has…
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