Healthcare Middle East & Africa Magazine News - July 27, 2023

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

• Lifeline Addis added to Mesirat Entrepreneurship Program

ETHIOPIA—Lifeline Addis, a home-based healthcare platform startup, has joined Mastercard Foundation- backed Mesirat Entrepreneurship Program for gig marketplace platform...Read More

• Cooper Pharma signs pact with Daewoong Pharmaceutical?

MOROCCO —?Pharma distributor Cooper Pharma has signed a 10 yr. licensing and distribution agreement with?Daewoong Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd in a deal worth up to US$20.32 million...Read More

• Namibia's new roadmap for STIs management?

NAMIBIA —?Namibia’s Ministry of Health & Social Services, has launched the 3rd edition of the National Guidelines for the Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)...Read More

• UNFPA’s Kigali call to action at WD2023

RWANDA —The Women Deliver 2023, concluded and culminated in the Kigali Call to Action: United for Women and Girls’ Bodily Autonomy, sponsored by UNFPA, that will hopefully galvanize action on gender equality...Read More

MIDDLE EAST NEWS HEADLINES

• LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital to offer specialized burn care

LEBANON—?The Dermatology Department at LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital is rolling out specialized burn care using the DEKA high-tech laser machine, more so in concerted efforts to assist survivors of the Beirut blast...Read More

• PureHealth and Fujifilm unite to advance AI solutions in the UAE

UAE –?PureHealth and Fujifilm Global have teamed up to bring cutting-edge technology and advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to clients in the healthcare sector of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and beyond...Read More

• Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health’s new policy for home nursing services?

QATAR –?The Ministry of Public Health of Qatar has taken steps towards regulating?the practice of home nursing?that will include registration requirements and licensing standards for home nurses...Read More

• Impetus Grants applaud pledges for research in aging

SAUDI ARABIA –?Impetus Grants has welcomed pledges from Hevolution Foundation, and the Rosenkranz Foundation of US$5 million contribution each to support and accelerate research on aging...Read More

GLOBAL NEWS HEADLINES

• Sandoz invests US$90M in Biosimilar Technical Development Center

SLOVENIA —Sandoz is set to build a cutting-edge US$90 million Biosimilar Technical Development Center in its Ljubljana site, Slovenia by 2026 as it moves on with the proposed complete separation from Novartis to establish an independent company by year-end...Read More

• WHO warns of global threat from drug-resistant gonorrhea

SWITZERLAND —The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded the alarm on?gonorrhea,?& it urges countries to enhance early detection to halt the spread of the STI, as untreated cases can lead to severe, irreversible outcomes, even proving fatal...Read More

• India’s pharma exports thriving despite global threats

INDIA— India’s pharmaceutical exports are projected to hit sales of US$27 billion, driven by strong demand from the U.S. and the global market, despite recent concerns over the impact of deaths linked to Indian-made cough syrups in Gambia and Uzbekistan...Read More

• GSK’s long-acting HIV drug poised for EMA approval

BELGIUM —GSK has made a significant stride in the fight against HIV, since its majority-owned subsidiary, ViiV Healthcare, has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for “cabotegravir” long-acting (LA) injectable and tablets...Read More