In a move that could become a major boost to the Nigerian economy, a syringe manufacturing company in the country is set to export its products to Germany. The company, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Ltd, is based in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria’s South-south. Owned by a Turkish national, Onur Kumral, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Ltd
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Private healthcare providers of India, Africa plan mega collaboration
A MoU between the Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) and Africa Healthcare Federation (AHF) was signed today to increase investment and business in healthcare between India and Africa. Umbrella organisations drawing membership from the private healthcare sector of India and African Union will collaborate to enhance medical value travel, skill
Ethiopian, Kenya get ready to fly COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
As countries begin placing orders and administering COVID-19 vaccines, questions have been asked about who will handle the logistical nightmare that is transportation and distribution of the vaccines (when they become available) in Africa. Ethiopian airlines has announced the launch of a cold chain air freight to transport temperature-sensitive medicines,
China’s BGI wins 1.5 million coronavirus test kit order from Ethiopia
Beijing – Ethiopia has agreed to purchase 1.5 million coronavirus testing kits that will be manufactured at a factory in the African country that has been newly built by China’s BGI Group, China’s state media agency Xinhua said late on Tuesday. The BGI factory, the first coronavirus test production
PM Abiy Inaugurates Commercial Factory for Covid-19 Testing Kits
Addis Abeba September 13/2020 (ENA)Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has inaugurated the factory of commercial production of Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnostic testing kits both for domestic and export market. The factory was built in Bolle Lemi industrial park in collaboration with the government of Ethiopia and the Chinese Company,
Cameroonian e-health startup Healthlane raises $2.4m funding
Cameroonian e-health startup Healthlane, which connects users with quality and affordable healthcare services, has raised US$2.4 million in funding to expand its user base and add new features. Founded early this year by Alain Nteff, Healthlane allows users to book appointments with more than healthcare providers across Cameroon and Nigeria via its
Health tech pins hope on Africa’s pandemic shift to online care
LAGOS (Reuters) – When Loveth Metiboba’s baby had diarrhoea, she worried that taking him to a clinic near her home in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, might expose them both to the coronavirus. “The idea of going to the clinic was very scary,” said Metiboba, a researcher for a charity. Instead, the
