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Urgent Call to Action: Combatting Chronic Kidney Disease Crisis in Africa

Position Paper Illuminates Efforts to Tackle Kidney Disease on World Kidney Day

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is rapidly becoming a critical concern in Africa, posing significant challenges for public health and healthcare systems. Shedding light on this escalating issue, a recent position paper authored by 13 senior leaders from the African Association of Nephrology, delves into the growing prevalence of CKD in…

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise AstraZeneca’s reforestation programme in Africa

Designed using a science-based approach and harnessing new technological innovations, the programme aims to promote long-term tree health, increase biodiversity of flora and fauna, and generate an economic boost for local communities

AI deep learning model to monitor tree health, long-term survival and carbon sequestration; Commitment to plant and maintain up to six million trees in Kenya in support of climate action, human health and community resilience. As part of its flagship AZ Forest programme, AstraZeneca has made a pledge to plant…

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Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit advances healthcare resilience in South Africa

The first-of-its-kind summit focussed on prevention and early detection, capacity building and health equity, and optimising the use of innovation to build sustainable healthcare systems

In a boost to South Africa’s healthcare resilience, the first Phakamisa Sustainability and Innovation Summit has paved the way for more effective, efficient, and equitable delivery of high-quality healthcare across the country.   Hosted at the Embassy of Sweden, the first-of-its-kind summit focussed on prevention and early detection, capacity building…

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    • (Left to right) Dr Pelin Incesu, Area Vice President, Middle East and Africa, AstraZeneca shakes hands with Dr Joseph Wachira, Acting Director, Surgical Services, Kenyatta National Hospital in front of a newly donated ultrasounds biopsy machine
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AstraZeneca equips Kenyatta National Hospital with a state-of-the-art prostate cancer diagnostic machine

AstraZeneca's donations aim to address the current scenario where a staggering 80% of prostate cancer patients in Kenya are diagnosed with advanced disease stages and aggressive tumours

In a significant boost to prostate cancer diagnosis in Kenya, AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) announced the donation of a cutting-edge ultrasound biopsy machine to Kenyatta National Hospital. This agreement is part of AstraZeneca's larger initiative to equip seven Centres of Excellence in hospitals across Kenya with similar state-of-the-art diagnostic tools in partnership…

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Kenya hospital is first in Africa to join global alliance combating heart, kidney, and metabolic diseases

The CaReMe Global Alliance is dedicated to transforming CVRM care from an approach that targets each condition individually to one that treats all three comorbidities as one

MP Shah Hospital today became the first hospital in Africa to join the CaReMe Global Alliance in a landmark collaboration to improve outcomes for patients with cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic (CVRM) diseases in Kenya, including conditions like diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Spearheaded by global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca,…

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    • Futurize and AstraZeneca unveil FuturizeU: the first-of-its-kind healthcare incubator across Africa
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Futurize and AstraZeneca unveil FuturizeU: the first-of-its-kind healthcare incubator across Africa

FuturizeU, the first-ever incubator across SSA, empowers university-led startups from idea to launch

Earlier today, Futurize and AstraZeneca (www.AstraZeneca.com) officially announced the launch of Futurize’s new pioneering HealthTech incubator program, FuturizeU. In collaboration with AstraZeneca, through the A.Catalyst Network, and co-funded by Bristol Myers Squibb, the program will run from September 12 to November 17, 2023. FuturizeU is dedicated to nurturing early-stage university startups…

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Meeting the climate challenge: Building sustainable, resilient and equitable health systems in Africa (By Deepak Arora)

A resilient health system is one that can continue to deliver high-quality care for its patients under pressure – which could be economic, social, or environmental

By Deepak Arora, Interim Country President, Africa Cluster, AstraZeneca (https://www.AstraZeneca.com) Climate change is no longer a theoretical challenge to be solved by future generations; it is a reality that communities across Africa are already experiencing in the form of higher temperatures, droughts, changing rainfall patterns. [1] Despite contributing the least to…

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Breathing hope: Tackling lung cancer in Africa and the Middle East (By Esra Erkomay)

World Lung Cancer Day is an important opportunity to raise awareness and collectively push for transformative action

By Esra Erkomay – Oncology Lead, Middle East and Africa, AstraZeneca (https://www.AstraZeneca.com) Lung cancer, once rare, is now the highest cause of mortality of cancer worldwide. Responsible for more fatalities than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. [1]  It claims a life every 18 seconds. In recent years, wealthier countries…

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AstraZeneca strengthens support for ecological and community resilience in Ghana and Rwanda through expansion of global AZ Forest initiative

AstraZeneca has today announced the expansion of its global AZ Forest reforestation and biodiversity initiative, including new and expanded projects in Ghana and Rwanda

AstraZeneca (AstraZeneca.com) will expand its existing AZ Forest project in Ghana by planting an additional 2.2 million trees, aiming to increase the total number of surviving trees to 4.7 million; In Rwanda, AstraZeneca has funded the pilot phase of an agroforestry project, to accelerate the development of one of the country’s…

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AstraZeneca launches pioneering Africa Health Innovation Hub to increase access to healthcare across the continent

This ground-breaking initiative highlights the company's commitment to healthcare equity and fostering partnerships with a range of stakeholders

Pioneering A. Catalyst Innovation Hub will embrace new technology including AI; Projects include key partnerships with Tricog Health in Kenya and Medsol AI in South Africa; New hub will focus on education, early diagnosis, technology, and data generation.  AstraZeneca, a leading global pharmaceutical company, launched the Africa Health Innovation Hub…