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At least 177 officials reportedly under investigation amid revival of Xi Jinping’s decade-old anti-corruption driveChina’s graft-busters have set their sights on the country’s healthcare sector, in what has been described as the biggest crackdown on co…
Read MoreIndian Medical Association says that testing is substandard in the manufacture of generic medicines with ‘no guarantee of quality’Indian doctors have been told they can no longer prescribe branded drugs for their patients, provoking vehement protest fr…
Read MoreIn wake of children’s cough syrup scandal, an expert says regulatory system is ‘grossly understaffed and underfunctional’About 3% of drugs routinely taken by Indians for ailments such as hypertension, bacterial infections and allergies are “substandard…
Read MoreRecent deaths linked to drugs made in India underline the need for a global framework for quality control and swift cross-border action when things go wrongIn the last six months, there have been four global alerts from the World Health Organization (W…
Read MoreThe three firms that control the insulin market are to cut costs in the US, but elsewhere users can spend all their pay to get the life-saving drug ‘I ration my insulin every month,” says Khushi Ahuja, a law student from Delhi who has type 1 diabetes a…
Read MoreCountry investigating 206 cases of kidney injury that could be linked to ingredients in liquid medicinesIndonesia has banned the sale of all syrup medicines as it investigates the deaths this year of nearly 100 children, warning that the liquids may co…
Read MoreDisregard for manufacturing standards could ruin the country’s reputation as the ‘developing world’s pharmacy’ and risk wider problems globallyIndia’s reputation as the “pharmacy of the developing world”, built assiduously by the country’s pharmaceutic…
Read MoreMinisters vote to introduce mandatory vaccine passports in Northern Ireland; Austria exceeds 14,000 new cases; Germany has 52,826 new cases; Hungary reports 10,265 infectionsEasing of New Zealand rules could lead to summer crisis, experts warnFauci: US…
Read MoreIndia, Egypt and Cuba among first states to develop and make their own vaccines as Covax falls behind Developing countries are increasingly turning to homegrown Covid vaccinations as the UN-backed Covax programme falls behind.While western countries ro…
Read MoreAfter positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promiseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first clinical trial results showing a positive effect for a pill that can b…
Read MoreForeign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine though no safety or efficacy issues have been reportedThe Moderna coronavirus vaccine programme in Japan has been hit by a series of contamination incidents, promptin…
Read MorePresident says agreement with German firm BioNTech has been delayed after Beijing interventionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan’s president has accused China of interfering in its vaccine acquisition programme, as the i…
Read MoreEfforts in Africa and elsewhere hit by decision not to export Serum’s AstraZeneca jab until end of yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVaccine programmes across Africa and much of the developing world will suffer big delays …
Read MoreCounty reports more than 400,000 new infections but experts suspect figures are gross underestimateCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCovid-19 deaths surged past 4,000 for the first time in India on Saturday in one of the world…
Read MoreDr Mohga Kamal-Yanni says world leaders must stop putting big pharma’s profits before people’s lives. Sue Hoar wonders why more is not being done to help Covid patients in IndiaThe shortfall in Covid vaccine doses going to the Covax vaccine-sharing sch…
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