HealthCare Middle East and Africa News - December 14, 2023

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

Kenya unifies payment system for NHIF

KENYA — Kenya has consolidated its payment system, unifying transactions for the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF)?to simplify payment processes, offering citizens a seamless experience for essential services?. . .?Read More

Minapharm and Sanofi forge partnership for joint clexane production in Egypt

EGYPT — Minapharm, an Egyptian pharmaceutical company, has agreed with Sanofi to jointly produce Clexane in Egypt marking a significant step towards enhancing local pharmaceutical capabilities?. . .?Read More

Dis-Chem teams with Ezintsha to bolster access to HIV prevention

SOUTH AFRICA — Dis-Chem, a prominent pharmacy chain, has joined forces with Ezintsha, a multidisciplinary research center, to expand access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and combat the high prevalence of HIV in South Africa?. . .?Read More

Mbagathi Hospital unveils state-of-the-art neonatal intensive care unit

KENYA — Mbagathi Hospital, a level four hospital in Kenya has inaugurated a cutting-edge Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to enhance critical care services for newborns?. . .?Read More

MIDDLE EAST NEWS HEADLINES

DHCA and DataFlow Group introduce exclusive platinum service for DHCC community

UAE — Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) and the DataFlow Group, a leading provider of Primary Source Verification (PSV), have collaborated to launch a specialized platinum service tailored exclusively for the DHCC community?. . .?Read More

Thumbay Group partners with MIT for AI model training

UAE — Thumbay Group has entered a pioneering collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to collectively advance the training of healthcare AI models, fostering innovation in the medical field?.?. .?Read More

King Fahd Medical City unveils state-of-the-art proton therapy facility

SAUDI ARABIA — A cutting-edge proton therapy facility has been inaugurated at the Comprehensive Cancer Center within the King Fahd Medical City in Saudi Arabia to deliver precise and specialized oncology care?.?. .?Read More

UAE grants Africa US$200 million to enhance youth health in the continent

UAE — Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, a Cabinet Member and Minister of State in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has revealed a generous grant of US$200 million to bolster the health sector for the youth in Africa?. . .?Read More

GLOBAL?NEWS HEADLINES

FTC OKs for US$43-billion Seagen deal

USA — Pfizer expects to finalize a US$43 billion deal to buy cancer drugmaker Seagen this week, after obtaining the green light from U.S. antitrust regulators. . .?Read More

AstraZeneca secures Icosavax acquisition for up to US$1.1 billion

UNITED KINGDOM — AstraZeneca has acquired US-based biotech firm Icosavax for a substantial sum of up to US$1.1 billion, gaining access to a promising investigational respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate, IVX-A12?. . .?Read More

Max Healthcare to acquire Sahara Hospital for US$113 million

INDIA — Max Healthcare Institute Ltd is set to acquire Lucknow's Sahara Hospital for up to US$113 million (?940 crores), marking a strategic move to extend its footprint in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities across India?.?. .?Read More

Sanofi inks US$140 million drug discovery deal with Aqemia

FRANCE — Sanofi has made a substantial agreement valued at up to US$140 million with Paris-based Aqemia to leverage artificial intelligence in the pursuit of discovering novel small molecules?.?. .?Read More