Hospitals
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New product to scale up family planning in rural areas launched in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Nigerian Minister for Health, Sen. Olorunimbe Mamora, has announced the ministry will soon introduce the Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Subcutaneous Injection (DMPA-SC) which allows…
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US$ 100,000 National eye screening project for children launched in Ghana
GHANA – A National Eye Screening Project aimed at screening and treating children aged zero to five for all kinds of eye disease has been…
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South African medics threaten court action as staff shortages hit COVID response Access
SOUTH AFRICA -The South African Medical Association (SAMA) has threatened to take the government to court because scores of new junior doctors cannot find placements…
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mPharma inks deal with Absa Ghana to offer Mutti health membership benefits to the bank’s customers
GHANA – mPharma has announced their partnership with Absa bank Ghana to launch Absa Mutti, a platform that will allow Absa’s 40,000 customers to have…
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‘War room’ task force convenes to discuss ways on how to help fight COIVD-19 pandemic in developing states
GENEVA – Heads of the World Bank Group (WBG), International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Health organization (WHO) and World Trade organization (WTO) had their first…
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Inadequate financing threatens Ghana’s universal health coverage
GHANA – Ghana’s quest to attain the World Health Organization’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 set to suffer a setback if the government does…
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Swift medical partners with Accentcare as it aims to venture into the home-based health market
CANADA – Digital wound care start-up Swift Medical is partnering with one of the largest home health providers, AccentCare, to get its technology into the…
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WHO supports Eritrea Maternity Waiting Homes with essential infection prevention and control equipment
ERITREA – WHO has delivered vital Infection prevention and Control (IPC) equipment, that will significantly contribute to the effectiveness of Infection prevention and Control Interventions…
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World Health Organisation gives guidance report on the use and design of AI in healthcare
SWITZERLAND – According to the new WHO guidance, artificial Intelligence (AI) holds great promise for improving the delivery of healthcare and medicine worldwide, but only…
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PharmEasy set to acquire Thyrocare’s majority stake valued at US$600m
INDIA – PharmEasy an Indian pharma startup with a unicorn status is acquiring 66% stakes in diagnostics chain Thyrocare technologies valued at around Rs 4500…