Industry Developments

In a milestone for Uganda's fledgling pharmaceutical industry, the first antiretrovirals (ARVs) will be manufactured in the country next month, ending its complete reliance on imported... 2007-09-24

Nigeria is looking to Chinese firms for advice on how to transform locally popular traditional African remedies into commercially successful pharmaceuticals. Chinese drugmakers have... 2007-09-21

In the wake of mixed news on the regulatory and R&D fronts, banking analysts seem divided over the prospects for Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Analysts at JP Morgan... 2007-09-20

Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has announced that it plans to buy Pioneer Canada for US$540mn. Pioneer Canada is a unit of US-based Pioneer Natural Resources, and the... 2007-08-23

Gulfsands Petroleum has announced the successful drilling and testing of the first appraisal well on the company's Khurbet East discovery, located in Block 26 in Syria. Khurbet... 2007-07-30

Demonstrating the break-neck evolution of health provision in the Middle East, Emaar Healthcare Group (EHG) has signed an agreement with Amamah Capital to develop specialist healthcare... 2007-07-25

The WTO (World Trade Organisation) TRIPS (Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Council received notification from Rwanda that the country is to use the WTO's '30th... 2007-07-23

The Ministry of Health in the UAE has announced that it is to reduce prices for 29 pharmaceutical products, which are more expensive than in other Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC)... 2007-07-19

Following a recent one-month strike by public servants, South Africa has announced across-the-board pay increases for medical workers. It is hoped that this will prevent the 'brain... 2007-07-17

Although reforms enacted over the past five years have greatly improved the operating environment of the Turkish drug market,