The National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain, Dr. Abdu Mukhtar, has revealed that Nigeria currently imports approximately 99 per cent of its medical devices,…
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has announced a strategic collaboration with Nvidia to develop an advanced AI-powered supercomputer aimed at revolutionizing drug discovery and reducing development timelines.
Through this initiative, Lilly…
Kenya’s digital health ecosystem has been rocked by a suspected massive data breach targeting M-Tiba, the country’s leading mobile health wallet backed by Safaricom, CarePay, and the PharmAccess Foundation. Hackers…
Dutch healthcare technology firm, Philips, has revised its projected impact from U.S. import tariffs downward by €100 million, following a recent trade agreement between the United States and the European…
South Africa is grappling with a growing yet largely underreported environmental and public health threat: microplastics. These tiny plastic particles—measuring less than 5mm—are increasingly found across the country’s water sources,…
South Africa is set to launch a major global health initiative aimed at enhancing pandemic preparedness and response across low- and middle-income countries.
The Pandemic Fund — a global financing…
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has announced a €4.2 million investment to support the establishment of Zimbabwe’s first National Public Health Institute (NPHI).…
Global pharmaceutical leader AstraZeneca has unveiled a bold $50 billion investment plan to expand its operations in the United States over the next five years, a move that comes amid…
Kenya has marked a significant milestone in medical innovation with the unveiling of East Africa’s first AI-enabled CT scanner at The Nairobi Hospital. The cutting-edge technology promises ultra-fast, low-dose, and…