Topic: Africa
Nigeria: Pfizer sought 'corruption links' of Nigerian attorney general over fatal drug suitA U.S. embassy cable released by the WikiLeaks website says drug maker Pfizer Inc. hired investigators to uncover "corruption links" to Nigeria's former attorney general to stop federal cases against ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The world's top drugmakers have slashed prices for medicines to fight AIDS and malaria. Now the debate is moving to the next level as pressure builds for them to do more against chronic diseases in poor countries.A major ...
In 2002, a group of Nigerian minors and their guardians sued Pfizer in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York . Plaintiffs alleged that ?they suffered grave injuries from an experimental antibiotic administered by defendant Pfizer Inc. ...
We've all seen the big-ticket pharmaceutical ads on television, enticing the viewing public with tempting offers to cure acid reflux, help you sleep better, and ensure the God-given right of men of any age to get an erection. In a Many thanks ...
Notice how they pick on Africa,particularly Nigeria whenever they want a new internet hoax or just to revivean old one. The report was credited to one Paul Oloyede, and it really got me thinking. I am not a fan of supermarket tabloids ...
The U.S. Supreme Court is staying out of a dispute between Nigerian families and Pfizer, Inc., over the drug maker's use of a new antibiotic on children during a deadly outbreak of meningitis in the mid-1990s.. The families allege that Pfizer violated ...
Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and Kuwait are the major countries of the Middle East with a total population of around 213m. Turkey, one of the key pharmerging markets of the world, is a strong proponent of ...
The Middle East and Africa pharmaceutical industry is entering a new era, with the development of infrastructure system and rapidly changing regulations. The industry is blessed with several advantages like high prevalence of diseases, huge population base and many more, reflecting bight ...
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - The fight to end hunger is being hurt by environmentalists who insist that genetically modified crops cannot be used in Africa, Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of software giant Microsoft, said on Thursday.Gates said GMO crops, fertilizer ...
In the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a set of glass towers is slowly rising up over the desert. The Middle East and the neighboring continent of Africa have more than 1 billion people. While western countries are ...
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