Africa & Middle East

Researchers found that women who delivered prematurely consumed significantly lower amounts of protein, vitamins and essential minerals than those who carried their pregnancies to term.

The financing forms part of Biovac’s expansion programme, which aims to increase the company’s annual manufacturing capacity to as many as 500 million vaccine doses.

This highly specific dependence could provide an opportunity for researchers to investigate new approaches to malaria treatment by targeting the parasite’s ability to obtain or use these fats.

The funding round also attracted investment from the Global Innovation Fund, Africa Health Ventures and other undisclosed investors.

In Mozambique, the 2022–2023 Demographic and Health Survey places the under-five mortality rate at 60 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Under the agreement, SGH-referred healthcare practitioners will have access to DataFlow’s range of services, including Premium PSV, VIP Assist, Document Concierge, licensing and credentialing support, digital footprint checks and Prometric nursing exam training.

The campaigns vaccinated 936,618 children during the first round, 997,941 during the second and 1,025,806 during the third.

The renewed work aims to complete the university’s 5,300-square-metre Laboratory Complex, a project that began in 2014 but stalled for several years.

The Mega Lab serves as the operational hub of Al Mokhtabar’s nationwide network, which comprises more than 460 branches and provides services to approximately five million patients annually through laboratory facilities and home visits.

The plan includes upgrading digital infrastructure and improving the speed, reliability and quality of communication networks that support remote consultations.