News in Numbers

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The 2022 Pakistan floods have resulted in a five-fold increase in malaria cases in the South Asian country, based on the World Health Organization’s annual malaria report.

$35m

The US Department of Health and Human Services has decided to invest $35m into the domestic production of starting materials for sterile injectable medicines to bolster medical goods supply.

53%

The overall sales of veterinary antibiotics in the EU have decreased by 53% between 2011 and 2022, marking the lowest level ever record, based on an annual EMA report.

£14bn

A new voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth should save the British National Health Service £14 billion over five years in medicines costs.

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Nine out of ten clients of the Health Resources and Services Administrations’ HIV/AIDS program with HIV are suppressed, highlighting US governmental efforts as part of this year’s World AIDS Day.