Keywords: Healthcare


Bayer commits $2.2 billion to new pharmaceutical plant in Ohio

German pharmaceutical and life sciences group Bayer is set to invest $2.2 billion in a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in New Albany, Ohio, strengthening its production capacity in the United States as Washington pushes drugmakers to increase domestic manufacturing. The project represents......

Trump announces $90 Medicare payment for more than 20 million seniors

US President Donald Trump has announced a one-time $90 payment for more than 20 million people enrolled in Medicare, with the money intended to help cover the cost of their Medicare Part B premiums. According to the White House, the payments will begin in early October. Most eligible beneficiaries will......

DRC Ebola outbreak surpasses 4,000 deaths as violence hampers response

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing its largest and deadliest Ebola outbreak on record, with more than 4,000 deaths reported as insecurity continues to complicate efforts to contain the disease. Government figures released on Friday showed 8,300 confirmed cases and 4,018 deaths across seven......

Morocco health reform: Why AMO coverage has yet to guarantee real access to care

Five years into Morocco’s broad health-system overhaul and the expansion of compulsory health insurance, the country has significantly widened the formal reach of medical coverage. Yet an assessment by physician and health-policy researcher Dr. Tayeb Hamdi points to a persistent gap between being......

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri holds government formation talks with Constitutional Union delegation

Morocco’s newly appointed Head of Government, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, continued consultations with political parties on the formation of the next government, meeting Thursday in Rabat with a delegation from the Constitutional Union (UC). The discussions, led by UC Secretary-General Mohamed......

Morocco emerges as a regional hub for artificial intelligence and digital health

Morocco is attracting growing attention for its progress in artificial intelligence and digital transformation, with its digital infrastructure, technical expertise and expanding technology projects increasingly seen as potential assets for wider cooperation across the Arab and African regions. Mohamed......

Tamil Nadu gives newborns one-gram gold rings under new hospital scheme

Tamil Nadu has launched a new welfare programme under which eligible babies born in government hospitals receive a one-gram gold ring, linking a traditional symbol of prosperity with the state’s effort to encourage institutional deliveries. Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay formally launched the scheme,......

Akdital and T2S Group to deploy interconnected surgical robots across Morocco

T2S Group and Akdital are preparing to broaden the use of robotic-assisted surgery in Morocco through a framework agreement covering the deployment of several interconnected surgical robots across Akdital’s healthcare network. The agreement brings together equipment supply, installation, biomedical......

Morocco launches Mental Health Plan 2030 to expand psychiatric care

Morocco is preparing a major overhaul of its mental health system as authorities seek to address a longstanding shortage of funding, specialists and accessible care. The country’s new Mental Health Plan 2030 places psychological wellbeing at the centre of the national public health agenda, presenting......