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September 18, 2023
Pharma West Africa set to support moves to improve medicines availability
Pharmaceuticals trade expo will showcase new supply chain opportunities Following reports about the impact of foreign exchange on medicines imports, Pharma West Africa will bring together the region’s various supply chain channels to help boost access to quality medicines in Nigeria and the Region. The exhibition and conference, is…
September 14, 2023
Tinubu Secures Investment ‘Worth Billions of Dollars’ with UAE, Visa Ban on Nigerians Lifted
Emirates and Ethiad Airlines will resume flights into and out of Nigeria immediately without any immediate payment by the Nigerian government. Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finalised an agreement with the President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, which has led to the immediate lifting of…
August 24, 2023
5 Compelling Drivers Fueling Global Importers in Nigeria’s Thriving Pharmaceutical Market
Many West African countries heavily rely on importing pharmaceutical products primarily from Europe, India, and China. These imports include finished medications, packaging, and raw materials for local manufacturing. Pharmaceutical imports play a crucial role in Nigeria due to its unique healthcare and economic landscape. As one of Africa’s most populous…
March 31, 2023
Egypt building 5 raw material pharmaceutical factories
HOLDIPHARMA are working with the private sector to build 5 factories that would produce upto 100 raw items before 2025. They have a budget of EGP 2.5 billion for investments from three anonymous sources, according to Asharq Business 28th March. The plan has set a target of hitting a fifth…
March 28, 2023
Pharma West Africa appoints Conference Chair for expo launch
Pharma West Africa, Nigeria’s new international trade event for medicines, has appointed Pharm. Ahmed Yakasai to chair its inaugural Conference. Mr Yakasai, a former President and Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), will head up the team developing the Conference alongside the Pharma West Africa Exhibition, running from…
February 17, 2023
Open drug market shut down in Kano
The Governor (Abdullahi Ganduje) has made a declaration that wholesale trade and distributing of pharmaceuticals at the Sabon-Gari open market is now illegal. With this he gave direction for dealers to vacate the area and take up residence at Coordinator Wholesale Centre, Kano Economic City. Otherwise they will risk forced…
December 20, 2022
Sygen Pharmaceuticals launches in Nigeria
Sygen Pharmaceutical Limited was launched in March 2019 and has brought out their business to Nigeria. They would like to promote the welfare of all Nigerians. The management team has a substantial background in the pharmaceutical sector internationally. They have set it as their goal to make their products accessible…
December 6, 2022
Universal Flu Vaccine on the way?
There has been new research into a flu vaccine that could potentially protect against all strains of the illness. The experimental vaccine, developed by Scott Hensley (immunologist from the University of Pennsylvania) and his colleagues, relies on mRNA like the COVID vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The vaccine is…
September 16, 2022
Netherlands to improve Health system in Nigeria
Michel Deelen, the Netherlands Consul-General station in Lagos, has said that there is a need of Dutch enterprises through the Nigerian healthcare sector to better engage with its players. “We want to see new alliances”, Deelen announced at a recent session to review Nigeria’s market situation. Ngozi Azodoh, the director…
August 30, 2022
Nigeria Receives Healthcare Booster
The healthcare sector in Nigeria could have their gap in funding filled by the private capital from the sector according to the global community of investors report. Several health and wellness indicators are showing that due to the efforts to strengthen the sector in recent years that opportunities are opening.
