Healthcare Middle East & Africa News - May 15, 2023

AFRICAN NEWS HEADLINES

• The Nairobi Hospital to open new medical facilities in Kenya

KENYA?— The Nairobi Hospital looks to expand its healthcare presence in Kenya with the launch of five new medical centers across the country...Read More

• The inaugural International Maternal Newborn Health Conference concludes in Cape Town

SOUTH AFRICA?— The first-ever IMNHC gathered over 1800 delegates from around the world to discuss and share their insights on improving maternal and newborn survival rates...Read More

• Uganda lays out its Health Information & Digital Health Strategic Plan

UGANDA?— Uganda has unveiled its new strategic framework on digital health to guide the development and implementation of sustainable information and digital health-related initiatives in the country...Read More

• Egypt’s Magdi Yacoub Global Heart Centre to be fully operational in 2024

EGYPT?— The Mercedes-Benz Egypt and the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation have joined forces to accelerate the construction pace of the new heart hospital in the 6th of October City in Giza Governate...Read More

MIDDLE EAST NEWS HEADLINES

• Jordan to establish a new centre for epidemic preparedness in Amman

JORDAN?— With nearly US$43 million?in financial?backing from Germany, Jordan’s new centre will help to maintain biological security, prevent epidemics and curb the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases...?Read More

• GMU and London-based BPS partner on medical education

UAE?— GMU’s College of Pharmacy and the British Pharmacological Society have jointly hosted a workshop under the theme of ‘Prescribing Skills Training and Assessment in Health Professions Education and Practice’...?Read More

• The International Patient Experience Symposium returns to Abu Dhabi in May 2023?

UAE?— The fifth edition of the International Patient Experience Symposium is scheduled to take place at the Grand Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel & Residences Emirates Pearl from 18th May to 19th May 2023...?Read More

• California-based iHerb opens its new operational hub in Riyadh

SAUDI ARABIA?— American company iHerb has introduced its new operational hub in Riyadh following the appointment of Miriee Chang as its new Chief Operating Officer...?Read More

GLOBAL?NEWS HEADLINES

• Mylab Discovery to distribute its new PathoDetect kit in the Indian market?

INDIA?— Following CDSCO’s approval, Mylab Discovery has unleashed its new PathoDetect kit to serve as a diagnostic tool in differentiating the two main types of the herpes simplex virus...?Read More

• Bayer introduces its latest innovative life sciences incubator in Massachusetts

USA?— Bayer has introduced its latest innovative life sciences incubator based in the same building as the company’s Research and Innovation Center in Boston-Cambridge, Massachusetts...?Read More

• Eisai and Bliss Biopharma form a US$2 billion oncology joint venture

JAPAN?— Eisai has entered into a US$2 billion oncology joint venture agreement with Bliss Biopharma to advance cancer care and increase access to innovative treatments...?Read More

• Sanofi debuts its new standalone consumer health company in India

INDIA?—?Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Limited is set to create new opportunities for the business growth of the parent company Sanofi and benefit employees based at the Sanofi affiliates in the country...?Read More