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High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Side EventAddis Ababa, 15 July 2022 - The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)’s AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative held a virtual side event on the margins of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development: Showcasing the AfCFTA-anchored Pharmaceutical Initiative: lessons and experiences on

Industrial oxygen is for welding, not Covid patients HEALTH & SCIENCE Not all oxygen circulating in the market is medical in nature, health experts have warned. Their concerns were raised after some industrial outlets began supplying oxygen as part of CSR activities to bridge the scarcity in most hospitals after the third wave of the coronavirus increased demand for the commodity. Dr Winnie Bore, a medical economist, said the oxygen for human use is medical oxygen which should be certified and delivered in cylinders. It should be at least 90 per cent pure as it’s different from industrial ...

Country Director for CHAI Mr Gerald Macharia said 2,000 rapid antigen testing kits will be donated to Nakuru County to kick start the testing. “CHAI will also support the training of 60 Medical Lab Technologists on the Covid-19 Rapid Antigen testing,” he said. Rapid antigen testing is a diagnostic test that directly detects the presence or absence of a specific protein (antigen) that causes Covid-19. The technology does not require a laboratory for the processing of results, which are processed within 15 minutes. Also, with the technology, individuals who are at a greater risk of contrac...

kENUP Foundation: EIB Launches EUR 50 Million Africa Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Initiative LUXEMBOURG--(Business Wire)--The European Investment Bank today launched the first ever scheme to strengthen local production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Africa and scale up drug manufacturing essential to improve public health. The EIB’s new EUR 50 million pharmaceutical investment initiative, initiated together with kENUP Foundation, will contribute to reducing dependency on drug imports and address medical supply chain weaknesses linked to COVID-19. kENUP Foundation: EIB Launches EU...

kENUP Foundation: EIB Launches EUR 50 Million Africa Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Initiative The European Investment Bank today launched the first ever scheme to strengthen local production of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Africa and scale up drug manufacturing essential to improve public health. The EIB's new EUR 50 million pharmaceutical investment initiative, initiated together with kENUP Foundation, will contribute to reducing dependency on drug imports and address medical supply chain weaknesses linked to COVID-19. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here...