USA – Pfizer has reached an agreement to supply up to six million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid to the Global Fund to get treatment to low and middle-income…
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GAVI’s finance infrastructure to allow speedy funds access for future pandemics
SWITZERLAND – Global vaccine alliance GAVI has set up financial instruments that will allow the group to immediately access pledged donor funding if it needs to buy vaccines for future…
Read MoreMalawi becomes the first country in Southern Africa to eliminate trachoma: WHO
MALAWI – The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Malawi for having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, making it the first country in Southern Africa and the fifth…
Read MoreIndia’s central gov’t constitutes 5-member committee to review pharma marketing practices
INDIA – The central government has formed a five-member committee led by V K Paul, member (health) of NITI Aayog, to review the marketing practices of pharmaceutical companies in the…
Read MoreBrightInsight & bioMérieux partner for clinical diagnostic digital solutions
FRANCE – bioMérieux, a key player in the global in vitro diagnostics arena, has partnered with BrightInsight to develop and market a digital clinical decision support tool for multiple disease…
Read MoreKenya’s health ministry receives a certificate of Exemplary Performance, issues Ebola alert
KENYA – The Ministry of Health in Kenya has received a certificate of Exemplary Performance from the Secretary, National Cohesion and Values in the Office of the President. The award…
Read MoreMultilateral organizations launch the Outcomes Fund for Fevers for Africa
AFRICA – Malaria No More and the Health Finance Coalition (HFC) have launched a new health financing initiative for Africa dubbed the Outcomes Fund for Fevers (OFF) in partnership with…
Read MoreWorld leaders deliver US$14B to Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB, & malaria
USA – Governments, businesses, and foundations have pledged US$14.2 billion to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria at a fundraising event hosted by the US, short of…
Read MoreAfrica CDC issues call to action on implementation of Africa’s New Public Health Order
ETHIOPIA – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has called for immediate and comprehensive measures for the full implementation of Africa’s New Public Health Order. African…
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