Nigeria
Almost 400 Nigerian medical dispensaries shut down for sub-standard practice
October 28, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Nigeria, pharma
Nigeria has seen almost 400 of its medicine dispensaries shut down over “unethical practices and lack of compliance, it has …
Nigerian agency strongly contests that 70% of drugs are fake
November 13, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Nigeria, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, pwC
Nigeria’s drug regulatory body has fiercely countered claims made by Chief Economist of PwC in West Africa, Andrew Nevin, that …
Sanofi plans summit to tackle diabetes in 5 million Nigerian citizens
October 17, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Nigeria, Sanofi, WHO, diabetes, pharma
Sanofi Aventis Nigeria plans to put together a National Diabetes Summit to address crisis in the country as five million …
Childhood mortality from diarrhoea falls by third
June 2, 2017Medical Communications Diarhhoea, India, Nigeria
A study has found that the rates of children dying from diarrhoea worldwide fell by a third through the decade …
Wellcome Trust makes Ebola research investment
August 21, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, Nigeria, deltas, welcome trust
The Wellcome Trust is launching a new multimillion pound initiative for emergency Ebola research coupled with a £40 million investment …
GSK invests £130m in Africa
April 1, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, GSK, Nigeria, kenya, rwanda, sub-saharan
GlaxoSmithKline is to invest £130 million in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years – money which the company says …
Pfizer: WikiLeaks claims “preposterous”
December 10, 2010Research and Development Nigeria, Pfizer, Trovan, WikiLeaks, ceftriaxone, clinical trial safety, industry reputation
Pfizer has dimissed as “preposterous” the claims it hired investigators to uncover evidence of corruption by a top government official …
