Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche (ROG.S) has secured the rights to Zealand Pharma’s (ZELA.CO) obesity treatment candidate, petrelintide, in a strategic collaboration valued at up to $5.3 billion. This deal marks…
Governments and global health organizations are mobilizing to address critical gaps in combating diseases such as malaria and HIV following the U.S. government's decision to suspend foreign aid funding. These…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that leprosy medications will finally arrive in Nigeria this weekend, following a year-long delay caused by bureaucratic hurdles and domestic testing regulations. The…
Texas and New Mexico have reported a significant rise in measles cases, with an additional 59 infections, bringing the total in both states to 228 cases. The outbreak, which originated…
South Africa’s Competition Commission has launched an investigation into Novo Nordisk and Sanofi over potential anti-competitive practices in the country’s human insulin pen market, the regulator confirmed on Tuesday.
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China has announced plans to refine its centralized medicine procurement policies, reinforcing quality evaluations and regulatory oversight to ensure public confidence in the country’s pharmaceutical supply chain, according to an…
The United Nations has issued an urgent appeal to raise $11.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts in containing an Ebola outbreak that has claimed two lives. The outbreak has further…
Despite the United States' ongoing withdrawal process from the World Health Organization (WHO), key U.S. health agencies—including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a stark warning regarding the severe humanitarian and development funding cuts by the United States, stressing that the decision could have catastrophic consequences…