27-Sep-15 Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay lamented the Aquino administration’s failure to deliver and distribute P4.63 bn (USD100 mn) worth of medicine and equipment that could have prevented the spread of deadly diseases, such as dengue, malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis and hepatitis. “It is time to review the DoH health programs and realign the budget towards preventing diseases,” Binay said. [image: The Standard]
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16-Sep-15 Indonesia, home to the largest Muslim population in the world, wants to lead the way in developing a simpler halal certification pathway for pharmaceutical and biomedical products. Some observers worry, however, that laws that completely marry the needs of Muslim Sharia Law and traditional drug certification pathways may prove impossible. [image: Halal Certified Medicine]
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15-Sep-15 The prices of vaccines in Vietnam have recently surged by five to ten percent due to scarcity and foreign manufacturers hiking their quotes, according to the Hanoi Preventive Medicine Center. [image: Tuoi Tre News]
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01-Sep-15 Global logistics provider Agility has opened a Pharmaceutical Competence Center in São Paulo, Brazil. The dedicated facility will offer pharma companies world-class solutions and industry know-how in pharmaceutical and life sciences logistics. Brazil is in the midst of economic and healthcare reforms, making it vital for pharma companies to minimize risk and reduce their operating costs. [image: Agility]
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01-Sep-15 Medidata, a provider of cloud-based solutions for clinical research, has collaborated with Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) to provide cloud-based technology for streamlining clinical trial costs across Japan by focusing on the consistent budgeting of trial sites. [image: BioSpectrum]
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