INDIA – Indian pharma giant Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has agreed to sell certain non-core brands of the company in the dermatology segments to Eris Lifesciences Limited in a deal worth…
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AbbVie, Gilead, and Pfizer among drugmakers targeted by Medicare for price violations
USA —The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published a list of 27 prescription drugs whose manufacturers will be penalized for exceeding the inflation rate with their…
Read MoreCepheid’s manufacturing unit debuts in India, expands global presence
INDIA – US-based molecular diagnostics company Cepheid has made its India debut with the launch of a 77,000-square-foot manufacturing unit in Bengaluru, the capital of Karnataka. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio…
Read MoreLacor Hospital successfully operates 30 children with Anorectal malformation in Gulu
UGANDA – St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City has successfully operated on and treated thirty children with Anorectal malformation, a birth defect where a child presents without an anus…
Read MoreMylab Discovery Solutions and DnaNudge ally on diabetes diagnostic solutions
INDIA – Mylab Discovery Solutions has joined forces with DnaNudge, a British company specializing in DNA testing, to develop and bring to market next-generation molecular diagnostic solutions for diabetic foot…
Read MoreSaudi German Health launches new hospital in Makkah, enhances patient care capacity
SAUDI ARABIA – Middle East Healthcare Company (MEAHCO), publicly known as Saudi German Health (SGH), has increased its patient care capacity with the opening of a new state-of-the-art facility in…
Read More9-month-old children to be vaccinated against yellow fever in Uganda
UGANDA – Uganda is set to introduce the yellow fever vaccine to children aged 9 months, as part of its commitment to the EYE Strategy, with a vaccine introduction grant…
Read MoreProf Jesse Otegbayo reappointed as CMD of University College Hospital of Ibadan
NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria has reappointed Professor Jesse Otegbayo as the Chief Medical Director of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, for another four-year term.…
Read MoreExperts in Kano find unusual manifestation of diphtheria in a baby and teenager
NIGERIA – Experts at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital have found an unusual manifestation of diphtheria, a deadly throat disease, in the vagina of a baby and a 17-year-old girl…
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