DRC Congo measles: Nearly 5,000 dead in major outbreak. A very sad and concerning statistic reported by the BBC. Authorities have stated that the disease had spread to all provinces in the country. https://t.co/s0bu10NdaZ
Some very interesting data released by Medbelle and published in Medical Brief on 20 November 2019. South Africa, Kenya & Egypt rank in the 10 least expensive counties. 13 Common medicines were evaluated in 50 nations. It makes for very interesting reading and highly recommended.
#Kenya#Pharmaceutical Media reports indicate that Kenya pharmaceutical companies have stopped importing medicines into Kenya in protest against Pre-export Verification of Conformity regulations. These regulations may have a detrimental impact on medicine costs in Kenya.
It would appear that vaping may not be the "healthier" alternative after all! The CDC has recommended that people refrain from using #ecigarettes or #vaping devices until there is more evidence of the cause into the death of at least five people linked to the use of the devices.
#Opioid crisis landmark ruling. The Guardian rerouted that an Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $562m for its role in creating the states opioid epidemic.