Pharmaceuticals

Implement health policy for sickle cell patients in Africa: Sickle cell foundation

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Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited condition that affects the red blood cells in people’s bodies. Normally, red blood cells (RBCs) transport oxygen throughout the body, which is essential to the way our bodies work. It is a major but widely neglected, public health disease in low-income countries. In Kenya, the disease is a ‘silent’ …

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Health care initiatives to increase access and quality in Kenya

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Kenya’s current administration has placed a great emphasis on the health care sector. Given that the country has one of the youngest populations in the world by average age, Nairobi is aware that investment in social services will be a key component of supporting growth and development in the coming years. Yet while the health …

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The Status of Health Care System in Kenya

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Kenya’s scenery, magnificent wildlife and high year-round temperatures make it a popular destination among expats looking for a unique experience of life in Africa. In recent years the country’s healthcare system has seen dramatic improvements, but there are still a number of issues to be mindful of when considering healthcare options in Kenya. The Kenyan …

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Companies controlling the pharmaceutical industry in Kenya

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The pharmaceutical industry in Kenya is growing at a rapid pace and offers excellent opportunities for exporters and manufacturers to establish their products and services in the lucrative market for pharmaceuticals in East Africa. Kenya is currently the largest producer of pharmaceutical products in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region, supplying about …

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Pharmaceutical Industry is an economic power in the Health sector

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The pharmaceutical landscape in Kenya constitutes a number of multinational companies that are present through locally incorporated affiliates, technical representative offices and local technical agents. The presence of these companies has made the industry more competitive, with an emphasis on maintaining both quality and affordability. HealthyKenya Magazine has mapped the leading 25 players working across manufacturing, …

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The fortune of pharmaceutical sector relies on Gov’ intervention

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Kill two birds with one stone. This standard Mandarin Chinese epigram epitomises the development strategies employed by virtually all Asian countries. In Kenya today, the Big Four agenda could benefit from this Asian model of development by using, for example, the pharmaceutical industry as a stepping stone to enhance affordable healthcare and manufacturing. According to …

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Don’t inject bleach against corona virus, medics fault Trump

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Roll up for Donald Trump’s old West traveling medicine show. He’s marketed steaks and real estate, board games and vodka, but nothing the incorrigible salesman has tried to hawk measures up to his latest routine as he speculated on a possible new cure for Covid-19. For most of his life as a pitchman, Trump has …

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COVID-19 Vaccine fails first test on Human

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The experimental coronavirus treatment remdesivir has failed in its first randomized clinical trial, inadvertently released results showed Thursday, dampening expectations for the closely watched drug. A draft summary went online briefly on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and was first reported by the Financial Times and Stat, which posted a screenshot. But Gilead Sciences, the …

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Beta healthcare leads in providing quality product

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This has resulted from various reasons including herbal medicine practitioners being erroneously associated with magic or witchcraft; the dispensing of the drugs being done in poor, dingy and unhygienic premises; lack of proper scientific dosage including data on active ingredients and lack of evidence on proper production procedures among others. Therefore, the bold and pioneering …

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