Industry Developments

Cuba is seeking to form partnerships with South African companies in order to develop vaccines to treat infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and malaria. This is not the first... 2007-07-13

Critics have claimed that global health programmes are using Uganda as a dumping ground for short-lived drugsand Members of Parliament have called for the NMS to reject drugs if... 2007-07-12

Healthcare expenditure in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is expected to reach US$60bn by 2025, according to a long-term forecast released by McKinsey. This is in line with

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

The number of adults with diabetes in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) is expected to nearly double over the next two decades from 24.5mn to 44.5mn according to new research... 2007-05-30

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

Israel's biotech industry, although seemingly healthy, is suffering from a lack of scale claim industry observers in the country. Although there are over 160 separate companies in... 2007-05-25

Safety questions have been raised by the US FDA over Swiss drugmaker

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