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Report: 24 Health Supply Chain Innovators Emerge as Market Leaders Across Africa
The report finds, amid difficult macro- economic realities and dwindling investment in African technology ecosystems, a select number of African health innovators are emerging as leaders.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EU Creates €32 Million Fund to Boost Drug and Vaccine Production in Ghana
The grant will help the FDA enhance its quality control measures, ensuring that vaccines and other pharmaceuticals adhere to international standards.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Africa Is Beating HIV. But the Rest of the World Is Falling Behind.
As the number of new infections in the region declines, progress in the rest of the world has been stalling, or even reversing.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Big Pharma Pushes Early Detection in Africa Cancer Battle
AstraZeneca, Chinese genomics firm BGI Genomics and the World Health Organization (WHO) have all rolled out major early detection programs on the continent.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian AI Startup, Intron Health, Raises $1.6 Million to Boost AI Transcription for Healthcare
Intron Health is a Nigerian AI startup specialising in speech-to-text transcription tools for healthcare workers.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CIFF to Boost Access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis With $2 Million Initiative
The PrEP ring is a long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for women.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: One Health Approach Can Help Ease Climate-Driven Health Crises; Adaptive Strategies, Climate-Resilient Health Systems will be Vital
Creating a climate-resilient health system requires adaptation planning, research, continuous evidence gathering, capacity building and clear policy making.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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First Malaria Shots From Biggest Vaccine Maker Deployed in Africa
Malaria has been one of the world’s neglected diseases, with 95% of cases and 96% of deaths occurring in Africa — many of them in the poorer countries of the continent.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- public health, vaccines
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