Failure to deal with mpox outbreak ‘is risk not just to Africa but whole world’
Health leaders warn that global response to virus is test case for equity and preparation for future pandemics A failure to show solidarity with African...
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Fifth of medicines in Africa may be sub-par or fake, research finds
Analysis suggests extent of problem UN estimates is causing 500,000 deaths a year in sub-Saharan region A fifth of medicines in Africa could be substandard...
Slain Amazon activist Bruno Pereira’s son fighting rare form of cancer
Pedro, five, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma; a fund has been set up so that his family can afford expensive chemotherapy drug Leading artists, Indigenous activists...
FDA approves program to allow Florida to import Canadian prescription drugs
State will be first to import drugs under federal program that Florida governor says could save consumers $150m in first year A public health policy...
AstraZeneca buys Chinese cancer therapy firm Gracell for $1.2bn
Gracell Biotechnologies acquisition marks China’s growing importance to the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has struck a deal to buy a Chinese cancer therapy company for up...
South Africa ‘can’t afford’ to pay for new anti-HIV drug, despite cut-price offer
The jab, given every two months, has been offered on a non-profit basis, but it can’t compete with a cheap daily HIV-prevention pill The South...
South Africa launches ‘unprecedented’ investigation of Johnson & Johnson over TB drug prices
Competition watchdog probes claims of profiteering by US drugmaker in country where tuberculosis is biggest killer South Africa’s Competition Commission will investigate the American drugmaker...
AstraZeneca considers spinning off its China business
UK’s largest stock-market-listed firm weighs up Hong Kong or Shanghai listing to shield it from geopolitical tensions Business live – latest updates AstraZeneca is considering...
Injectable HIV-prevention drug to be made in South Africa for the first time
Indian drug company to make cheaper generic version of CAB-LA, potentially protecting millions of people in Africa from the virus An affordable version of a...
Indonesia bans sale of syrup medicines after at least 99 child deaths
Country investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicines Indonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines...
