Malaysia initiates robust Bioeconomy plans for post-pandemic economic recovery

Malaysian Bioeconomy Development Corporation (Bioeconomy Corporation) announces its commitment and full support to the N...

June 21, 2021 | Monday | News
Indonesia receives $500M from World Bank for vaccination programme

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved a loan of $500 million to expand Indonesia's efforts t...

June 21, 2021 | Monday | News
Malaysia grants permission to COVID-19 test kit from China

Holista Colltech Ltd has been granted permission from the Medical Devices Authority (MDA) of Malaysia's Ministry of Heal...

June 19, 2021 | Saturday | News
Singapore advances ASEAN COVID-19 research collaboration

Singapore Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry Alvin Tan and Deputy Chief Executive (Research) of A*STAR Pr...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Australia prefers Pfizer vaccine over AstraZeneca for age 59 and under

The Australian Government has received updated advice from the expert vaccine body, the Australian Technical Advisory Gr...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Scientists in UK developing low cost, saliva-based COVID-19 test

Researchers are developing a rapid, low cost and mass manufacturable saliva-based biosensor test for COVID-19 inspired b...

June 16, 2021 | Wednesday | News
COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca effective against Delta (‘Indian’) variant

New data from Public Health England (PHE) demonstrated COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca offers high levels of prot...

June 15, 2021 | Tuesday | News
G7 summit held in the UK pledges 870 M COVID-19 vaccine doses

In a landmark agreement at G7 summit, held in Cornwall, UK, global leaders have pledged to share COVID-19 vaccine doses ...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore reviews occurrence of myocarditis and pericarditis in post-covid vaccination

The Expert Committee at Singapore government has been closely monitoring international reports that the second dose of m...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Tabuk Pharma to commercialize Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi Arabia

Moderna, Inc. and Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company (a fully owned subsidiary of Astra Industrial Group), ...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Australia brings anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze to India

India's vast population now has access to the Australian developed anti-COVID nasal spray Viraleze™ foll...

June 11, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore authorises four COVID-19 antigen rapid test self-use kits

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has granted interim authorisation for the following four antigen rapid ...

June 11, 2021 | Friday | News
WHO's regional directors discuss international mobility challenges of health professionals

Regional directors of the World Health Organisation for the Eastern Mediterranean, Europe and South-east Asia, Dr Ahmed ...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
Australia explores susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 variants after getting COVID-19 vaccine

An Australian-led study will investigate whether it’s possible to predict who remains susceptible to SARS-CoV...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
US to donate 500 M Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses to LMIC countries

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE announced plans to provide the U.S. government at a not-for-profit price 500 million do...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
NTU Singapore designs reusable nanotech mask to block germs, particles

Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable “nanotec...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
LivFul and GAD partner to distribute COVID-19 antigen test kit in LMIC

LivFul and Global Access Diagnostics (GAD) announced a new partnership to make a variety of diagnostic kits, starting wi...

June 9, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore develops rapid, accurate method for detecting viruses

Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research G...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | News