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Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Medical Research

Tapping into the lab economy: Africa’s big opportunities in medical research and diagnostics

Issued by ITP Communications 1 hour

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Medical Research

SA-Germany Genomic Surveillance Project enters new phase

1 day

Source: Supplied. Afreximbank President: Dr. George Elombi.

Banking

New president of Afreximbank named amid strategy for $250bn growth

1 day

Image credit: Dima Solomin on Unsplash

Pharmaceuticals

SA's Biovac to make, distribute pneumonia vaccine across Africa

26 Jun 2025

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Oncology

Breakthrough in breast cancer vaccine development

23 Jun 2025

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

HIV/AIDS

Breaking the HIV bottleneck: Why sub-Saharan Africa must lead the way

Bertie Jacobs, Issued by North-West University (NWU) 12 Jun 2025

Image: Gates Foundation

Public Health

Healthcare, poverty alleviation at the heart of Bill Gates' final philanthropic push

Maroefah Smith 12 Jun 2025

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

Agriculture

SA rolls out first mass poultry vaccination to curb avian flu

6 Jun 2025

Frigair 2025: Hervac systems fundamental component of supply chain industries

Supply Chain

Frigair 2025: Hervac systems fundamental component of supply chain industries

Issued by FRIGAIR EXPO 2025 28 May 2025

Source: Pexels.

Covid-19

CDC sidelined in surprise HHS update on Covid-19 vaccines

28 May 2025

Wits University researchers are scrambling to manage the fallout from the decision by US President Donald Trump to slash funding to South Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Higher Education

Wits scrambles to lessen fallout from Trump’s funding cuts

Aisling de Lange 21 May 2025

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Public Health

Why your flu shot matters this winter

Issued by Stone 20 May 2025

Healthcare

Could inhaled vaccines be the breakthrough to end the Covid era?

6 May 2025

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Retail

The vital role of trade agreements in driving SA's economic growth

Sipho Mhaga 2 May 2025

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Uganda declares end to latest ebola outbreak

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2025

Healthcare

Africa’s healthcare funding crisis: 3 strategies to manage deadly diseases

Francisca Mutap 24 Apr 2025

Source: Novavax.

Healthcare

Sanofi-Novavax deal in jeopardy as FDA halts vaccine approval

3 Apr 2025

Source: CBER. ?Dr Peter Marks, the director of the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER).

Covid-19

FDA's top vaccine chief resigns amid growing concerns over new HHS leadership

3 Apr 2025

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Agriculture

Feathered crisis: How avian influenza is reshaping chicken prices in South Africa

Thulani Ningi and Moses Lubinga 28 Mar 2025

Agri Tech

Agri Tech Conference: AI and technology take center stage

24 Mar 2025

Food Security

Why Americans care so much about egg prices – and how this issue got so political

Clodagh Harrington 18 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Professor Rajendra Bhimma, who practises at Netcare St Augustine’s Hospital.

Healthcare

Award-winning kidney specialist leads the fight against youth dialysis rates

10 Mar 2025

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Public Health

One dose of HPV vaccine, one less worry for cervical cancer

Issued by CANSA 4 Mar 2025

Medical Aid

Vitality Health’s new plan in Tanzania: a game-changer for workplace wellness

Katja Hamilton 26 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

HIV/AIDS

Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks

Catherine Schenck 19 Feb 2025

Source: Donald J. Trump/Facebook.

Taxation & Regulation

#BizTrends2025: America's path to ‘liquid gold’: Trump reveals new tariffs and national energy strategy

Katja Hamilton 21 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

HIV/AIDS

Vaccines can put an end to HIV – African governments must take the lead in developing them

Glenda Gray and Asa Tapley 2 Jan 2025

Healthcare

Over 10,000 rubella cases recorded: what you need to know now

23 Dec 2024

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

Healthcare

#BestofBiz 2024: Healthcare

17 Dec 2024

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Public Health

Stay informed about vaccine safety for the well-being of your child, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 17 Dec 2024

Can a traceability system drive growth in South African agriculture?

Agribusiness

Can a traceability system drive growth in South African agriculture?

Greg Talbot 9 Dec 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

HIV: there’s hope for a cure – where we stand now

3 Dec 2024

Source: Sanofi.

Pharmaceuticals

From Singapore to the world: Sanofi's new plant eyes global vaccine challenges

Katja Hamilton 27 Nov 2024

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Climate Change

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 22 Nov 2024

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Healthcare

CPHI Middle East: Future of pharma takes centre stage

14 Nov 2024

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Covid-19

Leadership shakeup at Moderna ahead of major vaccine rollouts

Katja Hamilton 8 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters.

Public Health

Africa health body calls on Trump to honour US vaccine pledges

Anait Miridzhanian 8 Nov 2024

Source: Ngaa Murombedzi, AHF regional advocacy and policy manager for Southern Africa.

Healthcare

The WHO is nearing a Global Pandemic Agreement - the impact on SA and the Global South

6 Nov 2024

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Marketing

Seth Godin: Ethical marketing and the importance of real value over short-term attention grabs

Mongezi Mtati 28 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Economy

#Brics2024: Kazan Declaration pushes for new financial systems and peace initiatives

24 Oct 2024

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

CEOs, world leaders and artists call for urgent investment in Africa's future

Issued by OnPoint PR 11 Oct 2024

Source: Reuters.

Infectious Diseases

Congo launches its first mpox vaccination campaign

Djaffar Al Katanty 8 Oct 2024

Public Health

Rwanda to start vaccine trials for Marburg disease in a few weeks

Philbert Girinema 4 Oct 2024

Vials of the Jynneos smallpox and monkeypox vaccine are placed on a table during a clinic offered by the Pima County Department of Public Health at Abrams Public Health Center in Tucson, Arizona, US, 20 August 2022. Reuters/Rebecca Noble/File Photo

Health & Social Welfare

African CDC: More than $800m pledged for mpox response

Anait Miridzhanian 27 Sep 2024