Category: Pharmaceutical
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๐ฟ๐ผ Zimbabwe launches groundbreaking HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir
Zimbabwe Launches Groundbreaking HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir Zimbabwe has become one of the first countries globally to launch a national program for lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug, marking a major milestone in the country’s fight to end AIDS as a public health threat. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora officially launched the program Thursday, calling…
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๐ฏ๐ฒVybz Kartel and the Skin-Lightening Controversy: Whatโs Really in These Products and How Do They Affect the Skin?
Jamaican dancehall artist Vybz Kartel has long been at the center of regional and international conversations about colorism, skin bleaching, and the commercialization of โlighter skinโ as a beauty commodity. Over the years, Kartel has been publicly associated with a line of cosmetic and skin-brightening productsโincluding soaps, creams, and astringentsโmarketed under the โVybzโ brand. His…
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๐ฌ๐ญ๐ท๐ผ๐น๐ฟ๐จ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ช๐ณ๐ฌSkin Lightening Bans Across Africa: Laws on Paper, Products on Shelves
Across many African countries, the fight against harmful skin-lightening products has intensified over the last decade. Nations such as Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Cรดte dโIvoire, South Sudan, Kenya, and Nigeria have all enacted restrictions or outright bans on cosmetics containing dangerous chemicals like hydroquinone, mercury, and corticosteroids.Yet a troubling reality persists: despite these laws, skin-lightening products…
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๐ธ๐ฑ Sierra Leone Opens State-of-the-Art Mdeical Center to Combat Maternal Mortality: Presidency
The Kono Maternal Center of Excellence, which was commissioned by President Julius Maada Bio in Koidu City, increases the former hospital’s bed capacity from 48 to 120 and introduces the country’s first rural-based Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, according to the presidency. “Every generation is remembered for the foundation it lays. Today, here in Kono, we…
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How Safe Are Your Child’s Medicines? A New Tool for African Parents Demands Transparency
In the most vulnerable moments of lifeโat the very beginningโwe place an immense trust in the medical systems and the drugs they administer. For newborns across Africa, this trust is sacred. Yet, the stark reality is that the welfare of our children is intrinsically tied to the safety and quality of the pharmaceuticals they receive.…
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๐ง๐ซ๐ณ๐ฆ Africa Pushes Back on Foreign Experiments
Burkina Faso has officially suspended the Target Malaria project, a Bill Gatesโbacked initiative involving the release of genetically modified mosquitoes. Authorities went further, ordering the destruction of all related samples in the country. For Captain Traorรฉโs government, the move signals a clear rejection of outside control over domestic health policy. Namibia became part of the…
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๐ธ๐ฑ Deadly Drug Kush Ravages West Africa: A Synthetic Nightmare Fueled by International Supply Chains
By Pan African News Blog A lethal synthetic drug known as Kush is tearing through communities in West Africa, leaving a trail of addiction, suffering, and death. Marketed as a cannabis-like substance, Kush is actually a dangerous mix of synthetic cannabinoids and opiatesโreportedly 25 times more potent than Fentanyl, one of the deadliest opioids in…
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The Corporatization of Marijuana: From Entertainers to Politicians, Immigration, and the Global Agricultural Industry
The global marijuana industry has undergone a seismic shift in recent years, evolving from a counterculture movement to a lucrative corporate venture. As legalization sweeps across the United States and beyond, the involvement of entertainers, politicians, and multinational corporations has transformed cannabis into a global commodity. However, this corporatization brings significant implications, including its ties…
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๐ง๐ซBurkina Faso: international network selling abortion drugs dismantled
The authorities in Burkina Faso have announced the dismantling of an international network for the illegal sale of abortion drugs operating from the capital, Ouagadougou. The network was using social networks and delivery services to distribute banned pharmaceutical products, thereby endangering public health. According to the national police, the operation led to the arrest of…
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๐ฐ๐ช Kenya cancels airport and energy deals with Adani group after the US indicts the Indian tycoon
Kenyaโs president said Thursday that he has cancelled multimillion-dollar airport expansion and energy deals with Indian tycoon Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery and fraud indictments against one of Asiaโs richest men. President William Ruto said in a state of the nation address the decision was made โbased on new information provided by our investigative agencies…
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