Nigeria

The Nigerian unit of UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has defied difficult operating conditions to record impressive financial results for 2006 with turnover rising 21%... 2007-05-29

The State Government of Kano, Nigeria, is suing Pfizer International , the Nigerian subsidiary of Pfizer , the world's largest drugmaker, for a total of US$2.7bn. The lawsuit stems... 2007-05-24

With BMI believing that Nigeria's drug market remains undervalued considering the size of the population, we examine drug regulator NAFDAC's ongoing efforts in the fight against... 2007-04-12

According to reports, more than 20mn Nigerians are suffering from onchocerciases (also known as river blindness), a treatable disease, which causes a gradual deterioration of sight... 2007-01-26

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), two-thirds of the world's population - and 80% of Africans - do not have adequate access to drugs. Yet,

To penetrate emerging African markets, China's Sichuan provincial government is to build a pharmaceutical production facility in Nigeria's south-western state of Osun. A memorandum... 2006-12-05

Nigerian drugmaker Emzor Pharmaceuticals - which has recently celebrated its 20th year - has launched a new malaria drug. Diasunate is an artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT).... 2006-10-20

The Managing Director of Pfizer Nigeria has recently stated that 'organic development' and 'investment in infrastructure' are the keys to improving the African health sector. These... 2006-10-11

Former US President Bill Clinton has completed a tour of sub-Saharan Africa on behalf of his Foundation's efforts to combat HIV/AIDS. The organisation, which was instrumental in extracting... 2006-07-25

US drug distribution giant Cardinal Health has entered the Nigerian market, and is calling for the country to adopt sophisticated supply-chain management systems. The recommendations,... 2006-07-25