The world's first phase-III clinical trial of a COVID-19 inactivated vaccine formally began in the UAE on July 16 as cooperation flourishes between Sinopharm, the leading vaccine producer in China, and G42 Healthcare, based in Dubai.
The higher education ministry's National Research Centre has completed the pre-clinical trials for one of the four vaccines, Higher Education Minister Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said, adding that a report about it is being prepared to be presented to the health ministry's Scientific and Research Ethics Committee for approval for clinical trials.
The grant is for implementing the Africa Joint Continental Strategy for COVID-19. It will be used to strengthen the capacity of Africa CDC Regional Collaboration Centres so they can support effective and efficient communication and knowledge exchange on COVID-19 among Member States, as well as to support infection prevention and control activities and improve clinical case management of COVID-19.
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), an entity of the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) – in collaboration with a number of local partners – has completed work on a local ventilator to be rolled out nationwide to patients showing respiratory distress in the early phase of COVID-19 infection.
Funding will go toward the procurement of essential medical supplies, including testing kits and to train health workers. The funds will be used to bolster health systems and disease surveillance, enhance infection prevention and control, and improve regional coordination by the East African Community (EAC) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to contain cross-border transmissions.
The EU Delegation to the African Union and the Africa CDC announced the launch of a COVID-19 support package. Africa CDC will provide in-country training on surveillance to healthcare workers and rapid responders in 30 African Union Member States. The fund will contribute to strengthening the coordination function of the Africa Continental.
The loan will support the country’ s Budget Support Programme in Response to the COVID-19 Crisis or PABURC, which aims to strengthen the health system and mitigate the socio-economic impact of the pandemic on households and businesses.
The Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program, has granted emergency funding to the Republic of Benin to facilitate its COVID-19 ‘Screen-Isolate-Treat’ strategy as it fights to halt the spread of the virus. As part of the initiative 17 laboratories will be made operational in all departments and 89 sorting and screening sites (each municipality will have at least one sorting and screening site).
Commercial production is expected to begin in September of this year. The pharmaceutical company has been licensed by Bahrain’s National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) to produce gel capsule and soluble syrups but has the capacity to rapidly move to a much wider variety of product types. As it moves into the production phase, Bahrain Pharma will create Bahrain’s first high-value, high-skilled pharmaceutical manufacturing jobs.
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, the leading RNAi therapeutics company, and taiba Middle East, a leading rare disease company based in the United Arab Emirates and covering the Middle East region, announced that they have formed a Distribution Agreement for both ONPATTRO® and GIVLAARI®, the first-ever commercialized RNAi therapeutics, as well as another late-stage therapy in development for Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1.
JLL, a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management, has strengthened its healthcare offering following high-profile advisory project wins in Saudi Arabia and across the region.
Khatib & Alami (K&A) and management4health (m4h) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which establishes a strategic alliance through which the two companies will deliver end-to-end healthcare solutions to public and private sector clients, with a diverse focus ranging from university hospitals with research centers, to wellness clinics and health tourism.
Egypt launches its first virtual clinic application – DoctorOnline, providing patients with a fully integrated virtual clinic experience. Through diverse features and solutions, the app is considered a revolutionary digital turnaround addressing Egypt’s challenges especially in the COVID-19 era.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has catalyzed the digital transformation in the health care sector. As part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan, NEOM, the Kingdom’s futuristic smart city and Vision’s centerpiece, has an unprecedented opportunity to become the first health technology (health tech) capital of the world, and a global hub for innovation and cooperation in health and wellness technology.
Doctors at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have conducted the first robotic procedures for treating pancreatic and ethnic tumors in the UAE, expanding the application of specialized assistive technology to treat complex diseases and diseases.
"Using smart technology makes the sterilisation process thorough, efficient and less time-consuming," the DHA said in a statement. Kholoud Abdullah Al Ali, project manager and leader of the DHA's Dubai future accelerators team, said the authority is using eight "intelligent robots" to perform UV sterilisation scans in all rooms and corridors at its health facilities.
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