Johannesburg, November, 2011 — Efforts to fill the gap in drug discovery and clinical research capability in SouthAfrica (SA) are being accelerated by an innovative partnership between multinational drug company Novartis and local universities. “There is a need for more post graduate students and more skills in clinical research and the basic drug discovery sciences in Africa,” explains Novartis Clinical Pharmacologist and Head of Scientific Capability Development, Colin Pillai. “It’s clear that independent efforts by academic institutions, the pharmaceutical industry and governments can’t develop research capability in Africa at a rapid enough pace to match the critical need – they... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, November 10th 2011 |
9 November 2011 – “You’re not going to increase generic usage just by decreasing price,” said Alan Sheppard, Global Head of Generics Thought Leadership for IMS Health. He was speaking at the International Generics Pharmaceutical Alliance (IGPA) conference in Cape Town last week. While generic medicines are an essential part of making healthcare affordable in South Africa, the reluctance of doctors, pharmacists, and patients to use them has hindered their usage. Pharmacists and doctors not helping generic adoption Simply lowering the price will not lead to wider adoption of generics. One of the main reasons for this is that consumers... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 9th 2011 |
Entries open for the 2011/2 Novo Nordisk Media Prize Novo Nordisk, a global leader in diabetes care, is now accepting entries for the 2011/2 Novo Nordisk Media Prize. “With the prevalence of diabetes increasing throughout the world, there is a greater need to provide the public with information about the disease,” says Shelley Harris, the PR Manager at Novo Nordisk South Africa. “The media plays a significant role in getting the message out about the various aspects of the diabetes and the management of the two different types of diabetes; we therefore established this prize to reward well-researched, clear and... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 9th 2011 |
Thelma Muvirimi, an Economics Student based in Durban, South Africa has won a spot to become Miss October in the ongoing Face of Zimbabwe competition. The stunning beauty becomes one of the 12 finalists who will battle it out to be crowned Face of Zimbabwe at the end of the year. Face of Zimbabwe competition which recently announced a sponsorship deal with London firm World-Remit Money Transfers is a highly popular online pageant in which Zimbabweans all over the world are eligible to enter. The competition, run by Face of Zimbabwe Trust seeks to market Zimbabwe abroad whilst raising funds... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 8th 2011 |
26 teams from across the province will compete in the Gauteng South Regional Finals of the FIRST® LEGO® League Robotics tournament on Saturday 12 November at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Newtown, Johannesburg. FIRST LEGO League (FLL) is an international Robotics Team Competition designed to get children excited about science and technology while teaching valuable employment and life skills. The initiative aims to encourage future engineers to: Create innovative solutions to challenges facing today’s scientists Strategize, design, build, program and test an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology Apply real-world math and science concepts Develop career and life skills Become... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, November 8th 2011 |
