Investment, Funding & Disinvestments

The funding comes at a critical time, with health officials warning that the outbreak caused by the rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola could become one of the most severe in history.

The Respiratory Summit 2026, held in London, brought together representatives from the asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), allergic rhinitis, and chronic rhinosinusitis communities for the first time under a shared prevention agenda.

The Commission argued that without the divestitures, the merged company could gain the ability to exert unilateral control over pricing in these markets.

The project forms part of the Kingdom’s broader efforts to strengthen mental health services while expanding private sector participation in healthcare delivery under the Health Sector Transformation Programme.

Novo Nordisk invested 3.5 billion Czech koruna (US$168 million) in modernisation works following its US$200 million acquisition of the facility.

The transaction concludes a phased investment strategy that steadily increased Amanat’s control over the group.

This decision follows a recommendation from the Pandemic Fund’s Accreditation Panel and positions Africa CDC among a select group of institutions authorised to directly receive, manage, and deploy Pandemic Fund resources.

The commitment was announced during a High-Level Emergency Meeting convened by H.E. Évariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi and Chairperson of the African Union.

Today, Equity Afya serves an average of 130,000 patients every month and has grown into one of Africa’s largest franchised primary healthcare networks.

The agreement brings together Protillion’s computational biology platform with Merck’s established drug development expertise to support the discovery of next-generation therapies.