News in Numbers

On the first-ever Health Day at a COP, more than 40 million health professionals joined the call to action by the World Health Organization (WHO) and civil society organizations, to prioritize health in climate negotiations at COP28.

More than four in five GP practices (81.1%) in England are now giving patients access to their new health records online, due to the NHS delivery plan for recovering access to primary care.

Africa CDC revealed its ambitious agenda that aims to ensure that by 2040, a minimum of 60% of vaccines and medicines used in Africa are manufactured within the continent.

Non-profit organization, XPRIZE Healthspan said it will award $101 million in prize funding to a team who successfully develops a proactive, accessible therapeutic that restores muscle, cognition, and immune function by a minimum of 10 years, with a goal of 20 years, in persons aged 65-80 years, in one year or less.

The US government announced 27 drugs with price hikes that exceeded the rate of inflation in Q4 2022 will be subject to inflation rebates and a reduction in coinsurance rates.