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A health worker is dressed up in personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Evangelical Medical Centre as agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus strain, in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Image credit: Reuters/Gradel Muyisa Mumbere

CEPI's $60m speeds up race to develop Ebola Bundibugyo vaccine

Jennifer Rigby, Mariam Sunny and Julie Steenhuysen 2 Jun 2026

Biovac's €75m cash injection to boost vaccine production and create jobs

17 Apr 2026

Aspen Pharmacare to capitalise on GLP-1 demand in sub-Saharan Africa

Aspen Pharmacare to capitalise on GLP-1 demand in sub-Saharan Africa

Nqobile Dludla 4 Mar 2026

Novartis' new malaria medicine GanLum sachets at the company's manufacturing site in Slovenia, October 30, 2024. Image credit: Novartis/Handout via Reuters

Novartis' new drug more than 97% effective at treating malaria

Jennifer Rigby 13 Nov 2025

Biovac opened a new product development laboratory in Cape Town. Image supplied.

Biovac boosts Africa’s vaccine capacity with new lab

6 Nov 2025

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Cholera in northwest Nigeria: Limited healthcare access leaves communities at risk

Ahmed Kingimi 28 Aug 2025

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Abbott's uninterrupted streak: 398th consecutive quarterly dividend declared

22 Jun 2023

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

15 Aug 2022

Bertina Engelbrecht, Clicks Group CEO (centre) at the opening of Clicks 800th store at Somerset Crossing Shopping Centre with (left to right) Vikash Singh (Clicks managing executive), Gift Jeffrey (Clicks area manager), Dhevan Pillay (Clicks chief store operations officer) and Musa Mkhwanazi (Clicks regional manager). Photo credit: Jaco Cilliers Photography.

Clicks sets goal to have 900 stores in South Africa by 2026

29 Mar 2022

No African brands in Brand Finance Global 500 2022 Report

26 Jan 2022

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GlaxoSmithKline rejects Unilever's £50bn bid for consumer health unit

17 Jan 2022

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New global drug policy index finds most countries fail drug policy

8 Nov 2021

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Pharmaceutical companies collaborate against climate change

5 Nov 2021

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

Hope Consortium, Astral Aviation partner to enhance vaccine distribution in Africa

28 Sep 2021