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World Health Organization - Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
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How World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting cholera outbreak response in Sudan

The Federal Ministry of Health, with support from WHO and UNICEF, has conducted oral cholera vaccination campaigns in 8 states, reaching 7.4 million people

The Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan declared a cholera outbreak on 12 August 2024 after confirmation of samples from Kassala State, which has been reporting suspected cases since 22 July 2024. Fuelled by heavy rains and flooding, overcrowding and lack of access to clean water in displacement sites and…

World Health Organization (WHO)
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World Health Organization (WHO) prequalifies diagnostic test to support safer administration of P. vivax malaria treatments

Decision reflects updated processes to improve efficiency, access

On 18 December 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first diagnostic test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency which can help to safely deliver WHO-recommended treatments to prevent relapse of Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) infection. The prequalification of this G6PD diagnostic test marks a significant milestone in facilitating safe and effective P.…

African Development Bank Group (AfDB)

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    • Visiting the IPD in January 2024, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Akinwumi Adesina ((1st right), announced its support for this important biomedical research centre in Africa
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Global Partners Invest $45 Million to Boost African Vaccine Production

This collaboration will focus on expanding IPD’s state-of-the-art MADIBA facility, a hub for vaccine manufacturing, while driving job creation and economic growth

In significant efforts to strengthen public health and improve vaccine access in Africa, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have jointly announced a $45 million financing package for VaxSen, a subsidiary of Senegal’s Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD). The…

EVA Pharma

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    • Lilly and EVA Pharma announce regulatory approval and release of locally manufactured insulin in Egypt
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Lilly and EVA Pharma announce regulatory approval and release of locally manufactured insulin in Egypt

This milestone stems from the companies’ collaboration to expand access to affordable insulin to one million people living with diabetes in low-to middle-income countries annually by 2030

The Egyptian Drug Authority approved the insulin glargine injection manufactured by EVA Pharma (www.EVAPharma.com) through a collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY). Launched in 2022, the collaboration aims to deliver a sustainable supply of high-quality, affordable human and analog insulin to at least one million people annually living with…

BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre
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BRICS countries will create a barrier-free regulatory regime for biosimilars

Experts of the BRICS Working Group on Competition in Pharmaceutical Markets call for the removal of barriers to the regulation of the turnover of biological drugs and biosimilars in the BRICS+ countries

The HSE University BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre (www.BRICSCompetition.org) has summarised the first results of its annual analytical study on bringing biotechnological drugs to the BRICS market. One of the conclusions of the report was the need to conduct a large-scale sectoral study on the removal of barriers in…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Ethiopia
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World Health Organization (WHO) Receives Certificate of Merit for Contributions to Ethiopia's Pharmaceutical Sector

Established in 1974, the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association is a national body representing pharmacists in Ethiopia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association (EPA) in recognition of its outstanding contributions to the pharmaceutical sector. The award was presented during EPA's celebration of its 50-year journey. WHO was honored for its extensive efforts in strengthening Ethiopia’s regulatory…

Informa Markets: Healthcare

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Health equity and women’s health emerge as key themes of the inaugural International Health Ministerial Summit

The exclusive by-invitation only Summit, themed Strengthening Health Systems for a Better Tomorrow, takes place from 4 to 5 December 2024 at the Marriott in Kigali

The inaugural International Health Ministerial Summit, organised by Informa Markets (www.InformaMarkets.com), began with a series of dynamic panel discussions featuring influential delegates showcasing collaborative solutions to global healthcare challenges. Hosting governmental figures and policymakers, corporate CEOs and investors, medical directors, and experts, the exclusive by-invitation only Summit, themed Strengthening Health…

Afreximbank

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    • Mr. Zitto Alfayo, Head of Project Preparation at Afreximbank (left), and Dr. Dhiren Thakker, CEO of Med Aditus (right), sign the agreement in Kisumu, Kenya. Looking on are Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank, and Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Governor of Kisumu County
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Afreximbank partners with Med Aditus to boost local pharmaceutical production of essential medicines in Kenya

Afreximbank’s intervention is part of its ‘Africa Health Security Investment Plan” to support the health product manufacturing ambition of the continent

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) and Kenya-based Med Aditus Pharmaceutical Kenya Limited (Med Aditus) have signed a project preparation facility heads of terms agreement at the margins of the fourth edition of the African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Conference in Kisumu City, Kenya. The project preparation facility will be deployed…

Médecins sans frontières (MSF)
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Médecins sans frontières (MSF) to roll out injectable Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention drug in southern Africa

Increasing access to this long-acting preventive medicine could be a game changer in curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS

As World AIDS Day approaches on December 1, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is preparing to roll out long-acting cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in its projects in southern Africa. CAB-LA, administered as an injection every two months, has been described as a potential game changer in the fight…

World Health Organization (WHO) - Nigeria
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Addressing the challenges of antimicrobial resistance in Africa

Empowering communities to take ownership of AMR interventions is very key

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top global public health and development threats. About 4.71 million deaths were linked to bacterial AMR in 2021 alone, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for highest mortality rates. AMR could be responsible for up to 2 million deaths in Africa by 2050, underscoring the need…