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Ebonyi State, NAIP and Bloom perform groundbreaking Ceremony of the first Pharmaceutical Park in Nigeria
NIGERIA – The Ebonyi State Government in partnership with the Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria (NAIP) and Bloom Public Health on the 3rd of…
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J&J inks deal with African Vaccine Acquisition Trust for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate
AFRICA – Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, has entered into an agreement with the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust…
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Healthtech startup Takestep raises seed round investment for its expansion plans
EGYPT – TakeStep, a healthtech startup, has raised an undisclosed seed round investment to expand its operations to the GCC countries (Gulf Cooperation Council) in the near…
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Biotech startup Impulse Biomedical raises funding from PE firm Future growth
SOUTH AFRICA – Biomedical engineering startup Impulse Biomedical has raised funding from the Futuregrowth Development Equity Fund (DEF) to speed development and release of its flagship…
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Healthtech startup Redbird secures US$1.5m investment for expansion to new market
GHANA – Redbird, an Accra-based healthtech startup, has secured US$1.5 million in a Seed Round of investment with participation from Johnson & Johnson Foundation and Newtown…
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Lancet Laboratories taps Laborex Kenya boss Mwende Musunga for CEO post
KENYA – Pathologists Lancet Kenya (PLK) has appointed Ms Mwende Musunga as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing the retiring founding partner and the group managing…
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Healthcare startup mPharma to launch Haltons Pharmacies in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – Ghanaian health tech startup mPharma has signed a franchise agreement with Belayab Pharmaceuticals to open Haltons Pharmacies in Ethiopia Through the agreement, mPharma will leverage…
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Japanese M3 Inc to invest in Africa Health Holdings Ltd to support its expansion plans
AFRICA – M3, Inc., a Tokyo-based medical Web portal, has announced that it will invest Africa Health Holdings Ltd, which operates medical facilities across Ghana, Nigeria…
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Global Fund partners with Burkina Faso to launch four new health grants
BURKINA FASO – The Government of Burkina Faso, the Global Fund and health partners strengthened their partnership by launching four new grants to accelerate the end…
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Fondation CHANEL, Global Funds launch US$1.5m fund to advance women’s health
WEST AFRICA – The Global Fund has signed a new agreement with Fondation CHANEL to set up a US$1.5 million civil society-led fund to strengthen women’s…