| Africa : Malaria's bitter pill made sweeter for children November 4 , 2008
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| Studies in five African countries have shown that a new sweetened formulation of an antimalarial that can be dissolved in water is just as effective as the crushed standard tablet. It is hoped that the new formulation will make children more likely to finish a course of antimalarials.
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| Nigeria : How health officials, labs milk unsuspecting patients October 30 , 2008
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| The diversion of patients is not restricted to laboratory services. Patients who seek treatment at secondary health centres are directed to private clinics. Such patients include those cannot be attended to at public general hospitals because of the shortage of manpower and the large turnout of pati...
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| Nigeria : Pharmaceutical firm, JAWA, raises stakes in the Nigerian market October 29 , 2008
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| JAWA International Limited, a pharmaceutical firm noted for providing quality medications in Nigeria, said it has the capacity to meet greater demand of various brands of pharmaceutical products in the country.
To achieve this, the company has invested in infrastructural facilities, which make it...
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| Nigeria : Nigeria has 3,000 qualified dentists - NDA October 28 , 2008
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| The Nigerian Dental Association has expressed concern about the quality of Nigeria's dental health, saying the country has only 3,000 qualified dentists.
The Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the NDA, Dr. Donna Umesi-Koleoso, stated this in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos during ...
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| Nigeria : NAFDAC bans 22 Nigerian, Indian companies October 22 , 2008
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| The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control on Tuesday, banned from any further operations in the country, 22 national and Indian companies.
It also blacklisted 40 other brand of drugs from further production and sale within Nigeria, asking people never to buy and consume such d...
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| Nigeria : Obasanjo forced me out of public service…Now I’m better for it- Toun Hospital CMD October 17 , 2008
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| Nigerians who are discomfited by immediate past president, Olusegun Obasanjo’s actions may well be consoled by the fact that his penchant for unpopular policies did not start with his eight- year civil rule. Indeed, the former leader has been galling the hearts of many since his first term as a mili...
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| Nigeria : Yar'Adua sacks National Primary Healthcare boss October 17 , 2008
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| President Umaru Yar'Adua on Wednesday sacked the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mrs. Titi Koleoso-Adelekan.
Koleoso-Adelekan, is to be replaced by the Human Development Coordinator of the World Bank Group, Dr. Muhammad Ali Pate.
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| Nigeria : No pre-shipment information, no drugs - NAFDAC October 13 , 2008
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| The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control has insisted that no drug importer will be allowed to bring in drugs and food products into the country if it has not forwarded to NAFDAC all the pre-shipment information required by the agency.
It also said that any imported drug...
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| International : Shoppers Drug Mart or Poachers Drug Mart? January 29 , 2008
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| International : Essential new AIDS drugs unaffordable for developing countries July 26 , 2007
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| South Africa : New drug could help patients resistant to existing ARVs April 10 , 2007
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| Nigeria : Simon Okpoko, Nigeria “We’ve found all kinds of fakes...like antibiotics and anti-malaria drugs." April 10 , 2007
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| Nigeria : Officials boost fight against counterfeit drugs April 10 , 2007
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| Africa : New low-cost vaccine for Africa April 4 , 2007
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| Africa : African telemedicine projects proposed March 30 , 2007
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| GABORONE, Botswana, March 21 (UPI) -- A European telemedicine task force has proposed using satellite technology to deliver health information and communication services to sub-Saharan Africa.
Three specific activities were proposed by the task force that met recently in Botswana: increasing that...
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| Africa : Fighting drug fakes December 15 , 2006
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| Tempted to buy cheap medicines from a pharmacy Web site? Think twice. If the Web site shows no verifiable street address for the pharmacy, there is a 50 percent chance the drugs are counterfeit.
In rich countries, fake medicines mainly come from virtual stores. Elsewhere, they are on the pharmac...
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| International : Food safety concerns up with world trade, terrorism October 28 , 2006
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| Nigeria : NAFDAC seals off drug outlet in Abuja October 23 , 2006
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| For selling drugs in an open market, a drug outlet has been sealed-off by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Abuja while it equally impounded drugs found in the store, which is estimated to worth N1.8 million.
The drug outlet, which is located in the Wuse...
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| Africa : African companies to make anti-HIV drug September 22 , 2006
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| Nigeria : Manufacturers, NAFDAC disagree on product registration, quality August 7 , 2006
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| The National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) certainly had more than it bargained for at the one-day seminar of the Toiletries and Cosmetics Group of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (TCG-MAN) in Lagos last week.
Reason: The agency was heavily criticised by many pa...
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