Zimbabwe
Companies
Zimbabwe has closed all but two border crossings to pharmaceutical and medical device imports. The official explanation for the move, which came into effect in July, is to stem the...
2008-08-07Industry
Zimbabweans in major cities such as Harare and Bulawayo are flocking to rural health centres for treatment because facilities in rural areas have been slower to pass on price increases...
2008-06-16Companies
Swiss drugmaker Roche has expanded its Technology Transfer Initiative for the production of generic versions of the company's patented second line antiretroviral (ARV) Invirase (saquinavir)...
2008-01-17Companies
The World Health Organization (WHO) began the new year by issuing a warning to Southern Africa: unusual weather conditions could lead to a spike in climate-sensitive diseases in the...
2008-01-08Companies
Local pharmaceutical industry representatives have appealed to the Zimbabwe government to give greater support for their attempts to obtain foreign currency. According to chairperson...
2007-10-08Companies
Swiss drugmaker Roche has announced two technology transfer agreements with African firms, which will help the local manufacture of anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs. Zimbabwe's Varichem...
2007-06-01Companies
President George Bush has announced that he is to double the amount of money the US spends combating HIV/AIDS around the globe to US$30bn. If Congress approves the plan it will bring...
2007-05-31Companies
Zimbabwe's government has agreed to treble the amount of HIV/AIDS patients receiving ARVs from 50,000 to 160,000. In what could prove a positive move for the local pharmaceutical...
2007-01-05
