Emily Kaine, MD, is the senior vice president for global health at the U.S. Pharmacopeia. Jude Nwokike is a vice president for global public health at the U.S. Pharmacopeia. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused massive disruptions to global supply chains. Africa is particularly vulnerable with respect to pharmaceuticals, both because
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South Africa: Pharmaceutical group Dis-Chem bids $23mln for Baby City
South Africa’s pharmaceutical group Dis-Chem announced it has entered in talks to buy the baby care product retailer Baby City. The group, co-founded in 1978 by Ivan and Lynette Saltzman, proposes to pay R430 million ($23.2 million) for the acquisition. The transaction includes a loan to Baby City’s shareholders and
Reddington Hospital Performs First Open Heart Surgery
Reddington Hospital has successfully performed its first open heart surgery on a 66-year-old man with multiple cardiac problems. Announcing the feat Sunday, the Chief Executive Officer, Reddington Hospital Group, Dr. Yemi Onabowale, said the complex surgery was carried out by a team of highly experienced medical personnel and that the
The need for health care virtualisation in a global pandemic
In times of a global pandemic, where human and physical resources are stretched to the limit, operators and service providers in the health care ecosystem need to find ways to virtualise the delivery of health care, while trying to sustain business as usual. Virtualisation in health care is in essence
Coronavirus: Algeria to produce 15-minute testing kits
Algeria has started producing rapid test kits for the novel coronavirus, with a detection time of 15 minutes and a production capacity of 200,000 units per week, the government said on Monday. The laboratory in the capital Algiers develops the test kits in partnership with Canadian and Jordanian firms, junior
DFC Announces Call for Proposals Under New Global Health and Prosperity Initiative
WASHINGTON – U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) today announced a new Health and Prosperity Initiative, which includes a call for proposals from private sector entities seeking DFC support for health-related investments in developing countries. Through the initiative, DFC aims to mobilize private sector investment in support of global health resilience. “The
Ecobank CEO talks Africa’s Covid-19 support: “There’s still more work to be done”
Ecobank Group has recently contributed US$3mn to the fight against Covid-19 in Africa. The pan-African bank has focused its support on the efforts of governments, the World Health Organization as well as the private sector in alleviating the effect of the pandemic on the most vulnerable on the continent. “Our
