Healthcare

July 26, 2017

Six Medical Centers Under Construction in Al Hoceima Province: Health Minister

Health minister El Hossein El Ouardi affirmed during a press conference on Monday in Al Hoceima, that six medical centers are under construction in the Rif region, while MAD 65 million has been invested in the renovation of 28 other medical centers.

According"...

July 25, 2017

Half of Global HIV-Positive Population Undergoing Treatment: UN

Global AIDS-related deaths nearly halved since 2005, and over half of those who are suffering from AIDS are now taking its drugs, the United Nations (UN) has announced.

According to the UNAIDS agency, out of"...

July 24, 2017

Access to AIDS Treatment in Morocco Increased by 32% Between 2010-2016

Access to AIDS treatment increased in Morocco from 16 percent in 2010 to 48 percent in 2016, due to the “revision of treatment programs,” according to a Global Aids Update 2017 issued by UNAIDS.

UNAIDS"...

July 24, 2017

Data Published in The Lancet Shows High Efficacy at 96 Weeks for First Investigational Two-Drug, Long-Acting Injectable HIV Regimen

- Long-term data from the Phase 2b LATTE-2 study demonstrated comparable antiviral activity to daily, oral 3-drug combination -

- Data presented as an oral late breaker at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference,"...

July 24, 2017

Johnson & Johnson Announces Encouraging First-in-Human Clinical Data for Investigational HIV Preventive Vaccine

In Phase 1/2a APPROACH study, HIV-1 antibody response observed in all healthy volunteers

Mosaic-based vaccine regimen is designed to elicit an immune response against a wide variety of HIV subtypes prevalent worldwide

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July 24, 2017

People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) reveal high burden of disease in new survey

• 61% of IPF patients are worried or extremely worried about experiencing an acute IPF exacerbation1

• Survey underlines the importance of appropriate support and coping mechanisms for patients living"...

July 22, 2017

The Paradise Foundation Launches First Overseas Conservation Program in Africa

(ME NewsWire)-- The Paradise Foundation, a not-for-profit environmental conservation organization in China, announced its first overseas conservation program in Africa today. The announcement was made during the Foundation delegates’ visit"...

July 21, 2017

AHF KENYA, NACC, Nairobi City County and Partners Hosts Street Dance Competition: Base Yangu, Dunda Yangu Grand Finale!

(ME NewsWire)-- AHF Kenya, in collaboration with NACC, Nairobi City County, and a host of partners will today light up Nairobi with the grand finale of Base Yangu, Dunda Yangu; under the theme “Street Dance With A Difference”. Base Yangu, Dunda Yangu translated as My Base, My Dance, is a street dance project which targets young people in three slum areas of Nairobi, namely, Mathare, Kibera and Mukuru. The program is part of AHF’s creative responses to address the disproportionately high spate of new HIV infections among young people, through the infusion of dance and open forum discussions that focus on HIV Prevention, Stigma......

July 20, 2017

Together for Safer Roads Names David Braunstein As President

(ME NewsWire)-- Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a coalition of global private sector companies, announced today that David Braunstein will join TSR as president on July 24. Braunstein is a seasoned business leader with deep global and emerging"...

July 19, 2017

Moroccan Medical Laboratory Releases Homegrown Hepatitis B Drug

The Moroccan medical laboratory Pharma 5 has launched a new, made-in-Morocco drug for fighting Hepatitis B at an affordable price.

The new medication to cure Hepatitis B will be available at MAD 300, 10 times"...