ZAMBIA – The Government of Zambia has secured maternal and new-born health equipment worth US$64,184 from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Swedish International Development Cooperation…
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Luma Health secures US$130million to transform patients’ journey
USA – Luma Health, a patient engagement platform based in San Francisco, USA, has announced a US$130 million Series C funding round led by FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity…
Read MoreEU regulator evaluating Moderna vaccine for use in 5-11-year-olds
THE NETHERLANDS – The European Union’s drug regulator has announced that it has begun evaluating whether to approve Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, a decision that…
Read MoreUS-based Amneal Pharmaceuticals acquires India’s Punishka Healthcare for US$94 million
INDIA – Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Ahmedabad-based injectable drug maker Puniska Healthcare Pvt. Ltd for approximately US $94 million (Rs 700 crore). The acquisition is…
Read MoreNordic countries halt Moderna vaccine use in males 30 years and below
FINLAND – Government authorities from the Nordic countries have announced that they will pause the use of Moderna’s mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for men born in 1991 and later due to…
Read MoreDigital health startup BYON8 raises US$1.5 M seed round to fuel growth in Africa
AFRICA – Byon8, a Swedish-based Digital Health startup has raised a US$1.5 million seed round to fuel its growth in Africa, a move that will see it put accessible and…
Read MoreGE Healthcare’s newly integrated deep learning solution will improve accuracy for radiation oncology treatment
US – GE Healthcare will integrate Spectronic Medical AB’s, a Swedish based med tech company, AI-based software into AIR Recon Deep Learning (DL) technology in a bid to improve cancer…
Read MoreBreakthrough as Uppsala University discover structures in brain cancer patients found to help fight tumors
SWEDEN – Researchers at Uppsala University have discovered lymph node-like structures close to the tumor in brain cancer patients, where immune cells can be activated to attack the tumor. In…
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