Pharma machinery firms expect brisk sales to SMEs
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With Gujarat's small and mid-sized drug companies eyeing rapid export growth, pharma machinery makers in the state are expecting a surge in demand this year. Orders from SMEs have increased in the last couple of years, and now constitute nearly 30-35 per cent of the total order book. The share is rapidly increasing because companies need state-of-the-art machinery in order to ensure regulatory compliance.
Gujarat-based machinery manufacturers almost unanimously point out that they expect robust growth this year, as orders from SMEs are likely to increase by at least 25-30 per cent. Bharat Panchal, owner of Brinda Pharma Technologies, which runs a plant near Odhav in Ahmedabad, pointed out, "Orders from smaller pharma companies have already started pouring in. Earlier, we were supplying to big pharma companies like Zydus Cadila, Intas Pharma, Amneal, Glenmark, Panacea Biotech, Lupin and Cipla. Now we are also getting orders from smaller firms."
Smaller pharma manufacturing units usually use older, semi-automatic machinery.
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Mt Kenya University to train medical doctors
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Mount Kenya University has been approved to start training medical doctors. In a statement issued yesterday, the Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board said it has inspected the institution and is satisfied that it has the requisite infrastructure and facilities to offer the training.
The institution recently handed over a multi-million anatomy laboratory-cum mortuary, constructed at Thika Level Five Hospital, to the Kiambu government. The Project was a public-private partnership between the university, Thika Level five Hospital and Kiambu county. The modern anatomy laboratory opens opportunities to train medical doctors as it serves the community in Thika and its environs.
The board said Mount Kenya University will admit its first batch of 50 students by September.
Kemsa gets green light to supply medical tools
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Kenya: A suit challenging a multi-million shillings tender by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority ( Kemsa) that had paralysed the supply of surgical equipment to public hospitals has been dismissed.
The Public Procurement Oversight and Review Board dismissed the application by Leadstar Company Limited, which wanted the procurement of non-pharmaceutical surgical tubes, blades and cannulas and safety boxes nullified. “The board notes that this tender involves the issue of supply of equipment which are to be used in public hospitals for the treatment of patients and notwithstanding the fact that the board has already found that all the grounds for review set up by the applicant lack merit. It would be in public interest if patients can access the equipment without any further undue delay,” the board ruled.
Africa's growing need for medical expertise
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- Published on Tuesday, 08 April 2014 09:29
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Africa is on the rise. The evidence is everywhere. In a 2011 report, the World Bank declared that “Africa could be on the brink of an economic take-off.” The World Health Organization (WHO) 2011 African Regional Health Report revealed that Africa has made significant progress in the battle against many communicable diseases, including river blindness, malaria, leprosy and measles, among others.
And yet just beneath the surface of this happy story is a troubling trend. Even as Africa’s future has brightened in recent years, the continent has seen a dramatic increase in noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.