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Novartis Gets Green Light for First Infant Malaria Treatment
News Central TV
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July 8, 2025
Swiss health regulators have approved the first treatment for malaria aimed at newborns and young infants, with eight African countries ready to implement the drug quickly, Novartis announced on Tuesday. Malaria poses a significant threat in...
ECOWAS: Agenda for President Julius Maada Bio
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 10, 2025
The new chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone, has his job cut out in the pursuit of peace, economic cooperation, stability, and human flourishing in the sub-region. His...
First-ever malaria treatment for babies approved, rollout expected in Africa soon
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
In a major milestone, Swiss authorities have approved Coartem Baby, the first-ever malaria treatment specifically designed for babies and very young children. Developed by pharmaceutical company Novartis, the new formulation is reportedly set to...
New Cherry-Flavoured Malaria Drug for Babies Approved
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 8, 2025
Kenya is among eight African nations expected to fast-track approval for a groundbreaking malaria drug tailored for babies and young children, marking a global first in the fight against the disease. The drug, which goes by different brand names,...
Incoming Hearts star in awe of Jamestown transfer brilliance as he sets his sights on Premiership golden boot
Daily Record & Sunday Mail
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July 7, 2025
Incoming Hearts signing Pierre Landry Kabore doesn't know how the club found him but sees no reason why he can't become Scotland's top scorer and fire himself to England. A deal is agreed for the Burkina Faso international, who is set to leave...
Drug manufacturer Novartis gets nod for first malaria drug to treat babies
The Week
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In a breakthrough, drug company Novartis received approval in Switzerland for its malaria drug 'Coartem Baby', which it said was the first drug to treat babies and very young children. Novartis launched Coartem in 1999 to treat malaria, with a new...
World’s first malaria treatment for newborn babies gets approval
Euronews
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Published on 08/07/2025 - 7:15 GMT+2 Switzerland’s drug regulator has approved the world’s first malaria treatment for newborn babies, clearing the way for the medicine to become available in parts of Africa where the life-threatening disease is...
First malaria drug for newborns and young infants expected to be approved in Africa within weeks
CNN
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July 9, 2025
CNN — The approval of the first malaria treatment for newborns and young infants could lead to imminent widespread use in Africa, drugmaker Novartis said Tuesday. The drug, known as Coartem Baby or Riamet Baby in some countries, has been approved...
Trump courts African leaders at White House
Little Rock Public Radio - Arkansas
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July 9, 2025
Updated July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM CDT LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of the West African countries of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of...
Transfer movement at Hearts as new signings jet into Edinburgh ready for the SPFL
Edinburgh Evening News
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July 9, 2025
Sabah Kerjota and Pierre Landry Kabore will soon play in the SPFL Prospective Hearts signings Sabah Kerjota and Pierre Landry Kabore are arriving in Edinburgh to complete moves to Tynecastle Park. Neither is likely to be available in time for...
Novartis wins approval: First malaria treatment drug for newborns and babies is here
The Times of India
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For the first time in history, newborns and very young infants have access to a malaria treatment tailored to their unique needs. On July 8, Swissmedic – Switzerland’s regulatory agency – greenlit Coartem Baby (also known as Riamet Baby), marking...
Rangers new boy suffers freak injury during passing drill on first day of training
The Scottish Sun
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July 9, 2025
RUSSELL MARTIN welcomed his new signing Nasser Djiga to training for the first time at St George's Park today after he was announced as Rangers' latest signing on loan from Wolves. It didn't take long for the defender to suffer his first blow as a...
'Africa must free itself from economic dependence' — Dr. Jos...
Modern Ghana
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Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong, Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, has issued a bold call for African investors and entrepreneurs to take charge of the continent’s economic liberation. Speaking to the Modern Ghana News Network, he...
What's on the table for the 5 African Presidents meeting Trump at the White House?
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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July 9, 2025
LAGOS, Nigeria — The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Gabon are in Washington this week for a three-day mini summit hosted by President Trump — part of what the White House describes as a push to deepen "commercial...
Peace is everything
The Point
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If we lose peace, we lose everything. Look around us at our brothers and sisters in nations once full of promise, now broken by the scourge of war, political strife, and lawlessness. Look at the shattered streets of Liberia, the blood-soaked soils...
Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it
The Sentinel Colorado
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July 9, 2025
KEDOUGOU, Senegal | The quickest way to separate gold from rock, Sadio Camara says, is with a drop of mercury. She empties a dime-sized packet of the silvery liquid into a plastic bucket of muddy sediment outside her home in southeastern Senegal....
How Abu Dhabi photographers are using their work to map memory
The National News
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Photography has always been a tool of reckoning. In moments of transition, it becomes a way of mapping change – both in the world and within the self. Cartographies, Revised, the new exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat, is anchored in this impulse....
Sierra Leone hosts Russian fishing fleet under new agreement
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Sierra Leone has agreed to grant Russian fishing companies an annual catch quota of 40,000 tons and is offering investment incentives to strengthen cooperation in the fishing sector, according to Russia’s Federal Agency for Fisheries...
Russia sees Africa as great coal shipments market
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia sees Africa as a promising market for its coal exports, potentially becoming the third-largest destination after China and India, according to Deputy Energy Minister Dmitry Islamov in a TASS interview. With Africa’s population...
Christian genocide under Islamic forces continues in Nigeria & other African region amid global outrage over Palestine
Organiser Weekly
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A renewed wave of Islamic terror struck Nigeria’s Middle Belt in April and May 2025, leaving scores of Christians dead and thousands displaced. In a particularly brutal series of assaults in late May, Fulani Muslim militants opened fire across...