President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the implementation of the second stage of the project to modernize oncological hospitals with the help from Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in 2022-2026. The cost of the project is about $122 million, including: the...
Burkina Faso: Generic drugs made in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has just launched its first generic drug manufacturing plant. What does this mean for the country? The plant, which cost 15 billion CFA francs, currently manufactures three generic medicines, including paracetamol. It will eventually offer a dozen other...
President of Turkmenistan opened a 400-bed hospital funded by the state
On April 15, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of a 400-bed multidisciplinary hospital in the city of Turkmenbashi, located in the western part of the country in Balkan velayat (the name of the region). The new health...
President of Turkmenistan opened new hospitals financed from state budget
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov took part in the opening ceremony of two new hospitals - the Multidisciplinary and Cancer Hospitals, built in the administrative center of the northern region of the country - the city of Dashoguz on Friday. The opening...
World Bank funds COVID-19 response project in Turkmenistan
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Turkmenistan on Wednesday handed over another batch of test systems for PCR diagnostics of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan. According to a UNDP press release, the consignment was...
UNDP funded medical supplies worth over $969,000 USD for Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan received medical supplies worth more than $969,000 US dollars this week to as part of fight with COVID-19. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) funded the purchase of and handed over medical goods worth more than 969 thousand US dollars to the...
African Development Bank approves $10 million investment for Africa
In order to respond to the growing demands for affordable, quality healthcare services in several sub-Saharan African countries, the African Development Bank (ADB) approved a US$10 million equity investment to the Razorite Healthcare Africa Fund (RHAF1), hoping that...
Tajikistan – Germany financial cooperation agreement funds construction of hospitals
A new tuberculosis (TB) hospital worth 11 million euros will be built in the Khatlon region of Tajikistan, the city of Kulyab, the press center of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan reports. The construction of a hospital in Kulyab is...
Saudi Arabia funded and delivered mobile clinics to Tajikistan
As part of the Foili Khair charity program, mobile clinics were delivered from Saudi Arabia to Tajikistan. New mobile medical clinics donated by Saudi Arabia were sent to the south of Tajikistan, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population reports. ...
Health funding, farming reform, later retirement for women: Israel’s new budget
From banking reform to stipends for elderly, and from kashrut changes to Tel Aviv subway, here’s what you need to know about the budget, which needs Knesset approval by November 4. Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz reportedly secured a NIS 2 billion ($619 million)...
Towards cost reduction with the National Cancer Center
This jewel will enable the Nigerien healthcare system to make "a very significant advance", notably in terms of health indicators. The National Cancer Center was inaugurated on March 26 by the President of the Republic. In figures, 4,223,330,260 CFA francs were...