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UAE-based medical school MBRU earns top-level institutional accreditation

20 March 202320 March 2023

UAE – The Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has officially received its second accreditation from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) in the Kingdom…

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Pfizer recalls over 4 million packages of prescription migraine medicine voluntarily

19 March 202319 March 2023

USA — Pfizer has issued a recall for 4.2 million packages of Nurtec ODT, which is used to treat migraines in adults. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) raised…

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Japan collaborates with Ministry of Health to reduce mortality of newborns

18 March 202318 March 2023

KENYA – The Ministry of Health is collaborating with Japanese engineers on a Vaccination Management System (VMS) that will include biometric technologies. This system aims to improve the survival rates…

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Covid-19 pill delivered to high-risk patients in four African countries through Quick Start Consortium

17 March 202317 March 2023

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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FDA advisory panel supports full approval of Pfizer’s COVID therapy

17 March 202317 March 2023

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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ABPI takes action against Novo Nordisk for violating code with Saxenda LinkedIn promotion

17 March 202317 March 2023

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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AbbVie, Gilead, and Pfizer among drugmakers targeted by Medicare for price violations

16 March 202317 March 2023

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…

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9-month-old children to be vaccinated against yellow fever in Uganda

16 March 202316 March 2023

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…

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Prof Jesse Otegbayo reappointed as CMD of University College Hospital of Ibadan

16 March 202316 March 2023

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.…

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Joint Commission International launches Riyadh office, expands presence in the Gulf region

15 March 202316 March 2023

SAUDI ARABIA – The Joint Commission International (JCI) has inaugurated a new office in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) as it expands its presence in the Middle East and…

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