President Yoweri Museveni has held a meeting with former Botswana President, Sir Ketumile Masire at State House, Entebbe.   Sir Ketumile Masire has been in Uganda at the invitation of the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) for a five-day International Conference on Governance and Service Delivery in Developing Economies.   During the meeting at State House, Museveni said that Uganda and Botswana’s vaccine institutes should.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 28th August 2015

Ascendis Health today announced its first international acquisition with the purchase of a 49% stake in Spanish pharmaceutical group, Farmalider SA, for R210 million, with a right to acquire the remainder of the business in two further tranches over the next five years.   Madrid-based Farmalider develops and manufactures mainly generic pharmaceutical products, with a market leading position in the ibuprofen and paracetamol markets in.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

Fidson Healthcare plc will commission a N7.5 billion (US$38 million) drug-making plant this year to offer more options in the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry and grow its portfolio.   The new facility will double the company’s production capacity and will, for the first time, add intravenous fluids to Fidson’s product portfolio. The facility is expected to conform to the World Health Organisation (Geneva)’s current Good.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

Mortimer Harvey Africa Middle East has signed a two-and-a-half-year consultancy services agreement with Rameda, a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical company in Egypt. Thibaud Weick, CEO of Mortimer Harvey Africa Middle East, says the company's scope of work includes consulting, in addition to advertising and digital marketing. "We have been tasked to assist with the export to Nigeria of pharmaceuticals that are produced in Egypt. For this.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

Borregaard and Sappi will increase the lignin production capacity by 20,000 tonnes at LignoTech South Africa. The added volume will be marketed to the joint venture company's existing applications and geographical markets. The investment by LignoTech is estimated at R105m (approx. US$ 8.5 million), and the project is expected to be completed in 2017. Commenting on the decision, Per Arthur Sørlie, President and CEO of Borregaard, said,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

Health Systems Technologies (Pty) Ltd (HST), a subsidiary of African Equity Empowerment Investments Limited (AEEI), has secured a contract with the Tanzanian Ministry of Health to implement Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). HST, a leading provider of integrated healthcare solutions in South Africa, will roll out its LIMS services to multiple laboratories in Tanzania with a view to rolling out further opportunities throughout.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

KAMPALA, Uganda -Cipla Limited the global pharmaceutical company has announced the purchase of a 51% stake in Quality Chemicals Limited by its wholly owned subsidiary in the UK, Cipla (EU) Limited.    “Quality Chemicals Limited is one of the leading distribution companies for pharmaceutical andconsumer products and this deal provides Cipla with a platform to expand its non-tender private market reach in Uganda, thereby.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th August 2015

Serenus Biotherapeutics, Inc., a specialty biopharmaceutical company bridging the divide between the world’s leading pharmaceutical markets and the growing demand for access to innovative therapies in the emerging nations of Africa announced it had secured investment of up to $43 million from Malin Corporation plc, an Ireland-based global life sciences company focused on healthcare. Under the terms of the agreement, Malin will purchase.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 15th May 2015

 The Kenyatta National Hospital has received dialysis machines from the Egyptian government. Making the donation Monday, Egypt Foreign Affairs Minister Sameh Shouky revealed that his country will sponsor training for 50 health professionals on cancers affecting children.   In addition, the minister said 10 children suffering from cancer will be air-lifted to Egypt for specialised treatment. Though he did not give dates when the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 15th January 2015

The Pumwani Maternity Hospital is set to get 250 extra beds and a neo-natal intensive care unit in a planned Sh1.2 billion upgrade by the Nairobi County government.   The upgrade will also include six theatres, a digital centre, a laboratory, a diagnostic centre, an ICT lab and an improved school of midwifery – all to be housed in a new six-storey block.   Health chief officer Robert Ayisi said in an interview on Tuesday.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 15th January 2015

At least least 400 leading Indian pharmaceutical companies see Tanzania, which has a population of just under 45 million, as a highly promising market they ought to capture.   Ashutosh Gupta, Vice Chairman of the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil), said here last week that India ranks fourth globally in terms of pharmaceutical production volumes and 13th globally in domestic consumption value and that more than.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 15th December 2014

There is a strong demand in Africa for quality, world-class private healthcare, especially from the emerging middle-class, foreign investors, government and health insurers.   So says Peter Botha, chief executive of African Medical Investments, in a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Janssen, titled “The future of healthcare in Africa”. London-listed African Medical Investments currently operates.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 12th December 2014