The Sudan's capital Khartoum is due to host the conference of the African Heart Association in the period from 7 to 11 October, coinciding with the conferences of the African Summit of the World Heart Union and the African Catheterization, with the participation of 500 specialists, consultants and technicians from inside the country, and 200 experts from Africa, America, Europe and Asia.

The Secretary-General of the Sudanese Heart Association Dr. Ahmed Ali said in a press statement that the conference will"...

In the framework of the visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to the country President of the Republic Field Marshal Omer Al Bashir

accompanied by the guest of the country and his accompanying delegation have paid a visit to Bash Pharma Company for medicines at Soba region where the Ethiopian Prime Minister was acquainted with factory’s production phases and production operations.
Minister of Health Dr. Bahar Idris"...

Care Software Solutions Ltd, the South African owned, UK based software company behind the innovative digital care management system, Zuri, will showcase the software’s new features and abilities as part of the Healthcare Innovation Summit Africa, (#HISA2017), at Vodaworld, Johannesburg, Midrand between 29 and 30 August 2017.

The Summit"...

South Sudan MPs on Monday demanded increase in budget allocation for education and health pointing out that the two sectors were facing acute shortage of money.

This comes during yesterday’s sitting of parliament in which legislators deliberated on the 2017/2018 budget in its second reading.

The legislators said the health and education sectors were not getting enough"...

The Federal Ministry of Health has announced preparedness of national drugs factories to implement the directives of the President of the Republic to the effect of

protecting the industry of domestically produced drugs and banning their importation.
The President directive provides for directing the Council of Ministers, the ministries of health, finance, industry, the Central Bank and the National Council for Drugs and Toxins to protect any"...

The Minister of Minerals, Prof. Hashim Ali Salim has given orders for suspending work of any company that does not commit to the environmental requirements.

He said: 'Any factory that does not cover the cyanide ponds would directly be stopped from work', he demanded the Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (the regulatory arm of the Ministry of Minerals) to oblige companies to appoint environmental and safety supervisors.
The minister"...

Cholera continues to spread in South Darfur and Northern State. The leadership of the Darfur Displaced and Refugees Association has urged the Sudanese authorities to officially declare a cholera epidemic in the country.

The National Epidemiological Corporation reported in early July that nearly 24,000 Sudanese have been infected"...

Medicine prices have risen by at least 20 to 30 per cent in the capital city of Sudan, while specific drugs are scarce in pharmacies.

The price of asthma inhalators has risen from SDG189 ($28.20) to SDG351($52.30). Pills against high blood pressure have become more expensive too, increasing from SDG500 ($74.50) to SDG700 ($104), while the drug is not available in most pharmacies according to patients.

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The Sudanese government announced yesterday that the import of medicine will be gradually frozen so that local alternatives can be used in their place, Anadolu reported.

According to the official Sudanese news agency Sudanese Health Minister Bahar Idriss Abu Garda met with a committee of medicine manufacturers and said that this decision had been made by Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir.

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