Industry Developments

South African consumer goods group Tiger Brands is aiming to have a full range of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs available on the market in H107, challenging the primacy of local rival... 2006-11-24

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) is expected to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Japan in the first half of 2007, which could greatly help the development of the region's... 2006-11-23

US drugmaker Merck & Co.'s cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil - the only treatment of its type currently available in the world - has been approved in the UAE, with doctors hoping... 2006-11-22

The Turkish Confederation of Employer Associations (TISK) has stated that in 2005 Turkey was the leading Mediterranean country in terms of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The confederation... 2006-11-21

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

e CEO of UAE-based drugmaker Julphar, Abdul Razzaq Yousef, has called on the Ministry of Health to close what he calls a 'loophole' in the country's intellectual property laws that... 2006-11-20

Israeli drugmakers Teva and Taro are to expand activities in the UK. Teva - the world's largest generics firm - has signed a deal with Schering-Plough to co-promote products for Inflammatory... 2006-11-17

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Turkey over its health spending, which it claims has risen dramatically from 3.7% of GDP in 1999 to 5% in 2005. This is now allegedly... 2006-11-17

UAE-based drugmaker Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) is planning to invest AED1bn (US$272.26mn) establishing 11 new factories, of which 7 will be in the emirates. The remaining... 2006-11-16

The Saudi Arabian government is looking to introduce health insurance for teachers in public schools, as the country increasingly moves away from its free and universal healthcare... 2006-11-15