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AFRICA – World Health Organization has prequalified Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) for malaria control by Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. VECTRONTM T500 is a new IRS product containing TENEBENALTM, the world’s…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health has attributed cholera deaths and a surge in cases to inadequate resources to facilitate testing of the disease. Shortage of laboratory re-agents also hampers…
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AFRICA – The COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium has announced that the governments of Zambia, Laos, Malawi and Rwanda have received shipments of PAXLOVID (nirmatrelvir/ritonavir), Pfizer’s COVID-19 oral treatment. Partners…
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USA — Amgen Inc has announced its plans to cut 450 jobs, which constitutes less than 2% of its workforce. This marks the company’s second round of layoffs this year,…
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USA —Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave strong support for full approval of Pfizer’s oral antiviral COVID-19 treatment, Paxlovid, for adults at high risk of severe disease…
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UNITED KINGDOM — Novo Nordisk has been suspended as a member of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) for two years due to “serious breaches” of the trade…
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USA — Sanofi has announced that it will reduce the list price of Lantus, its most widely prescribed insulin in the U.S., by 78% and cap monthly costs at US$35…
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