September 30, 2022
Africa: Calls to effect proper legislation of alternative Tobacco products get louder at 5th Tobacco Harm Reduction Summit
The 5Tth Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction that took place in Athens Greece, has amplified calls for justifiable and proper legislation of non-combustible tobacco… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Philip Morris International, tobacco control and scientific integrity
Philip Morris International (PMI) held a panel discussion on « Scientific integrity and why it matters for public health » on September 20th. The event was… Read more »
September 30, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction Scientific Summit - How to protect the youth from Novel products?
The 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction opened in Athens on September 21st, 2022, for two days with attendance―physical and virtual―of over 240 participants from 41… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Africa: Ethics and Harm Reduction in Tobacco Control: What is the Public Health Goal?
The term "ethics" is derived from the Greek word ethos, and coincidentally, the 5th Scientific Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction: Novel products, Research & Policy, was held in… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Africa: PIEX Group reports strong growth in results for FY2021
PIEX Group, one of the leading distributors of health and wellness products on the African continent, has achieved a turnover of 137 million euros in 2021, showing an organic… Read more »
July 06, 2022
Africa: More Efforts Needed To Lower Nicotine Levels In Cigarettes (Experts)
Participants at the Global Forum on Nicotine 2022 which took place from 16 to 18 June in Warsaw, Poland observed that nicotine seems doomed to suffer from its association with… Read more »
July 05, 2022
Africa: Switching To Affordable Safer Nicotine Products, Key To Tobacco Harm Reduction In Africa - Experts
Tobacco control activists and experts are convinced that the key to tobacco harm reduction in low- and middle-income countries is about not only to keep away from smoking, but… Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Prohibition Of New Nicotine Products - For Or Against Public Health?
The challenges of regulation and prohibition of new nicotine products was at the center of discussions during the ninth Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place in Warsaw,… Read more »
July 02, 2022
Africa: Safer Nicotine Products - Challenges And Opportunities In Low And Middle-Income Countries
The Global Forum on Nicotine took place in Warsaw, Poland from June 16th to 18th, 2022. The aim of this international conference was to focus on the role of nicotine… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: The World Health Organization Vs. The Transforming Tobacco Industry: An Endless War?
During this year’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN) which took place on June 16th to 18th, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) was regularly mentioned even though it… Read more »
July 03, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction - Could Africa Afford Alternatives To Combustible Cigarettes?
A number of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) experts and researchers were invited to share their perspective on Tobacco Harm reduction (THR) in their respective country… Read more »
June 16, 2022
Africa: Tobacco Harm Reduction: Survey Shows Global Citizenry Reject Divisive Approaches to Policy Making
A global survey was conducted by the international research firm Povaddo for Philip Morris International (PMI) that covered 22 countries around the world (the Americas, Africa,… Read more »
May 19, 2022
Africa: Interglobe IEG and Turk Ilac Join Forces to Invest in Pharmaceutical Production in Africa
Following the 3rd Africa-Turkey Summit held in Istanbul in December 2021, Turk Ilac, a leading Turkish company in the production of medicines and vaccines, has set up a joint… Read more »
December 02, 2021
Africa: Investing in Inclusion Across Africa: Microsoft Africa Development Center Amplifies Inclusivity with the Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event
………Microsoft ADC Disability Inclusion event is aimed at identifying the stereotypical perspectives affecting the employment of talent living with disabilities. Read more »
November 02, 2021
Africa: ECAM Council 2nd edition 'Finding New Ways to Care' brought in high profile global leaders to Rome
The second edition of ECAM – The European Corporate Council on Africa and Middle East closed in Rome having successfully brought together thought leaders, policy makers,… Read more »
October 20, 2021
Africa: Letter from one hundred specialists in nicotine science, policy, and practice
Heads of DelegationParties to the Framework Convention on Tobacco ControlNinth Conference of the Parties, 8-13 November 2021 Read more »
September 30, 2021
Cape Verde: Alex Saab Defense Team Is Urging For Medical Care
“The National Police on the Island of Sal is openly defying a judicial order, despite the deteriorating condition of Mr Saab” – Dr Jose Manuel Pinto Monteiro Read more »
September 23, 2021
Africa: ABCHealth Launches the West Africa AfCFTA Pharma Initiative at the successful Africa Investment Summit on Health
ABCHealth in collaboration with UNECA and NIH gathered African leading health experts, business visioners and development institutions to collaborate on a path for universal health… Read more »
September 16, 2021
Africa: ECA and ABCHealth Partner on the Africa Investment Summit on Health (AIS) 2021.
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), the African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) and National Institutes of Health (NIH), will host a virtual Africa… Read more »
August 09, 2021
Morocco: Morocco Lifts Restrictions for the Vaccinated
The pandemic has seen many countries around the world implement restrictions to stop the spread of the virus and keep its nationals safe. As people who are forced to isolate must… Read more »
August 06, 2021
Algeria: Chairman of GKSD, Kamel Ghribi, provides medical support to Algeria by donating equipment to support the fight against the COVID pandemic
GKSD responded to a call for assistance from His Excellency Ahmed Boutache the Ambassador of Algeria to Italy, with 12 palettes of PPE and oxygen concentrators. Read more »
July 19, 2021
Africa: Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Calls For International Financial Support To Be Linked To Countries Performance On Tackling Gender-Based Sexual Violence
Speaking at an event organised by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Jeanine Mabunda Lioko, an MP in the Democratic Republic of Congo, highlighted activities that had… Read more »
East Africa: Gruppo San Donato And Kenya Sign An Agreement To Strengthen The East African's Local Health Care
Italy's teaching hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University will enhance tele-medicine and the development of new state of the art hospitals in Kenya. Read more »
July 06, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: Exness Donates $50,000 to Aid Covid-19 Third Wave Initiatives in South Africa
This year, in honour of the holy month of Ramadan, international multi-asset broker Exness held an exclusive trading campaign, where the theme was for traders to raise money for… Read more »
May 11, 2021
Africa: ABCHealth, ECA Announce Partnership To Improve Health In Africa