Zimbabwe

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... 2008-08-07

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... 2008-06-16

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)... 2008-01-17

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... 2008-01-08

Local pharmaceutical industry representatives have appealed to the Zimbabwe government to give greater support for their attempts to obtain foreign currency. According to chairperson... 2007-10-08

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... 2007-06-01

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... 2007-05-31

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

A new United Nations Report on the state of public health in Africa has hailed successes in recent years. However, in light of dire statistics on the spread of potentially fatal diseases,... 2006-11-21

Zimbabwe has announced an increase in the cost of healthcare at public hospitals as the country's economic crisis deepens. Fees in public hospitals have risen to ZWD1mn (US$10) from... 2006-06-15