https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/398.html Africa Pharmaceuticals news 15 Pharmaceuticals news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/398.html en-us Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:38:20 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cepi-60m-speeds-up-race-to-develop-ebola-bundibugyo-vaccine-390708a Global health organisation Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will give roughly $60m to Moderna and two other groups to accelerate the development of shots against Ebola Bundibugyo, the deadly virus that has swept through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. 1-268653 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:07:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/biovac-75m-cash-injection-to-boost-vaccine-production-and-create-jobs-958644a Africa is moving closer to creating its first end-to-end multi-vaccine manufacturing facility, as Cape Town-based Biovac has received a €75m cash injection from European investors. The investment will allow Biovac to expand its facility, creating 7,340 jobs and boosting the continent's end-to-end vaccine manufacturing capability. 1-267384 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/smarter-field-sales-without-the-enterprise-price-tag-622571a For companies that rely on field representatives, execution in the market is everything. Sales teams visiting stores, managing relationships, checking promotions, placing orders and gathering market intelligence are the engine that drives revenue across retail, distribution and service industries. 1-266421 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zimbabwe-leads-charge-against-hiv-in-africa-with-lenacapavir-rollout-406689a Zimbabwe's health authorities began administering the long-acting HIV prevention drug lenacapavir, making the country one of the first globally to roll it out as the southern African nation seeks to curb new infections. 1-265805 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/novartis-new-drug-more-than-97-effective-at-treating-malaria-407009a As it presented final-stage trial results, Novartis said the new antimalarial drug it is developing is as effective as existing treatments and could help tackle rising drug resistance. The drug, ganaplacide/lumefantrine or GanLum, was created by the company and the Medicines for Malaria Venture, a non-profit. 1-263265 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/biovac-boosts-africas-vaccine-capacity-with-new-lab-730062a With a little help from the Gates Foundation, Biovac will boost Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capacity with its newly opened product development laboratory in Cape Town. “For millions of people across the continent, it brings the promise of faster, more reliable access to lifesaving vaccines — developed and produced in Africa, for Africa,” said Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman. 1-263072 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 13:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cholera-in-northwest-nigeria-limited-healthcare-access-leaves-communities-at-risk-735932a A cholera outbreak in the Bukkuyum district of Zamfara state, northwest Nigeria, has claimed at least eight lives and infected over 200 people across 11 communities, residents and local officials said, as limited healthcare access and insecurity exacerbate the crisis. 1-260862 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/diphtheria-outbreak-in-somalia-worsens-with-vaccine-shortages-624181a Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and US aid cuts, Somali officials said. 1-260531 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/codix-bio-to-produce-hiv-malaria-test-kits-amid-usaid-cutbacks-148666a As African countries scramble to fill the gaps left by cutbacks on USAid funding, a manufacturer in Nigeria is planning on producing its own HIV and Malaria test kits. Codix Bio plans to make millions of these test kits at its new plant outside Lagos for the local and regional market, a company executive said. 1-258588 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/afreximbank-inks-80m-deals-with-cbz-bank-236767a Afreximbank has signed two deals totalling $80m for Zimbabwe’s CBZ Bank. 1-249500 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Pharmaceuticals Africa