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Cuba has said that it will assist Nigeria commence the production of medical equipment and vaccines in the country to tackle some preventable diseases, save lives and create jobs for Nigerians.
The Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Trejo, made this known while addressing newsmen on Monday ahead of the Afro-Cuban conference and Festival holding in Abuja even as he averred that the the last 45 years of Cuba and Nigeria’s relationship has been “very fruitful.”… More details through: https://businessday.ng/health/article/cuba-pledges-to-start-medical-equipment-vaccine-production-in-nigeria/
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), says that 70 percent of drugs in Nigeria are produced and imported from other countries.
Sam Ohuabunwa, the National President of the PSN stated this on Wednesday, during a press briefing organised by the Kwara Chapter of PSN in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Ohuabunwa says that it is unacceptable that the country is still dependent in importation of drugs, adding that plans are underway to ensure that Nigeria boosts its locally made drugs in the country. He noted that Nigeria depends significantly on imported drugs to take care of the health needs of its over 190 million people… More details through: https://businessday.ng/health/article/70-drugs-in-nigeria-are-imported-psn/ Kasi Sports Medicine and Orthopedics, the pioneer of Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Care in Nigeria seeing an average of 3000 Sports Medicine and Orthopedic patients a year, has entered a partnership with Lokmanya Orthopedics from India to provide robotic knee replacement surgery service for Nigerians.
Lokmanya Orthopedics is the pioneer in Robotic Assisted Knee replacement surgery in India performing over 4000 cases a year. In 2018, their team set the Guinness Book of Records for most knee replacement surgeries performed in a single day… More details through: https://businessday.ng/health/article/4m-investment-for-robotic-surgery-centre-births-in-nigeria/ Fidson Healthcare Plc has announced the execution of a strategic alliance with a Japanese healthcare company, Ohara Pharmaceutical Company Limited to drive innovation in the pharmaceutical industry.
Fidson said in a statement that the alliance was a result of its recent rights issue, which saw Ohara’s shareholding in the company increase to 21.57 per cent. According to the statement, the strategic alliance is aimed at supporting Fidson in fulfilling its commitment to provide the Nigerian market with the latest healthcare products and services… More details through: https://punchng.com/nigerian-japanese-firms-partner-on-pharmaceutical-innovation/ GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc has approved Fidson Healthcare Plc as a local supply chain partner to provide manufacturing support in Nigeria. The company said in a statement that its decision to appoint the Nigerian pharmaceutical company was reached after an extensive request for quotation process that involved a number of local manufacturers in the country…
More details through: https://punchng.com/gsk-fidson-to-expand-drug-production-in-nigeria/ More Nigerian families are turning to the In-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure leading to a boom in a market valued at over N17billion as improved awareness fuels greater patronage but absence of efficient regulation has constituted a threat, medical experts say. Between 5,000 and 10,000 couples every year, turn to the procedure according to figures given…
More details through: https://www.businessdayonline.com/exclusives/article/nigerias-booming-n17bn-ivf-market-threatened-poor-regulation/ |
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