South Africa
Companies
South Africa's New Clicks has acquired a 60% stake in courier pharmacy chain Direct Medicines for ZAR13.2mn (US$1.7mn). As part of the deal, which is subject to regulatory approval,...
2008-08-15Companies
Demonstrating South African drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare's strategy of expansion in sub-Saharan Africa, the company has acquired a 60% stake in Tanzania's Shelys Pharmaceuticals from...
2008-08-12Industry
South Africa has published a draft national policy on African Traditional Medicine (ATM) with the aim of 'institutionalising' ATM in the country's healthcare system. The move is in...
2008-08-06Industry
The UK's GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has entered into an agreement with South Africa's Aspen Pharmacare, which it hopes will accelerate its sales in emerging markets. BMI believes that...
2008-07-24Industry
According to South Africa's Business Day, Discovery Health saved ZAR181mn (US$24mn) a year by cutting unnecessary hospital admissions. The firm saved ZAR434mn (US$57.37mn) by negotiating...
2008-07-23Industry
IRIN quoted Dr Clarence Mini of Africa Health Placements stating that South Africa's state hospitals are facing a shortage of more than 4,000 doctors.
2008-07-17Industry
Namibia is to follow South Africa's lead by rescheduling a number of medicines containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and d-norpseudoephedrine as prescription-only drugs. The new schedule...
2008-07-10Companies
South Africa's Department of Health has announced the awarding of contracts worth ZAR3.62bn (US$468.1mn) for its two-year HIV/AIDS tender, which will begin retrospectively from June...
2008-07-09
