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Pharmaniaga ensures timely delivery of medicines to remote areas

BY NURQALBY MOHD REDA KUALA LUMPUR: Pius Anak Lagon, who lives in Nanga Merit in the interior of Kapit, Sarawak, recalls how his fellow villagers and he used to travel over two hours by boat to obtain the medicines they need at Hospital Kapit. “More than a decade ago, it used to be very difficult […]

Pharmaniaga to expand presence overseas

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is looking to expand its market presence to the United Kingdom (UK), Turkey as well as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the next two to three years, while also strengthening its presence in Indonesia.  Its group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said Pharmaniaga is in active discussions […]

Pharmaniaga on track to deliver 12 mln Sinovac vaccine doses in July

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd is expected to complete its contractual obligation of supplying 12 million Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine doses to the federal government by next month, sufficient to cover some 18 per cent of Malaysia’s population. Group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organisation and […]

8.2 mln doses of Sinovac vaccine by end of June

KUALA LUMPUR: The government will be acquiring a total of 8.2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine by the end of June with 3.8 million of them through fill and finish by Pharmaniaga Life Science Sdn Bhd. Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said 4.4 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine were imported […]

290,480 vials of Sinovac bottled by Pharmaniaga for use from today

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 290,480 vials of the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine bottled by Pharmaniaga Bhd (Pharmaniaga) will be used at vaccination centres (PPV) nationwide starting today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said. It is the first batch handed over by the company to the Health Ministry (MOH), he said. “We are now in […]

Pharmaniaga to supply, distribute 200,000 doses of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Pharmaniaga Lifescience Sdn Bhd, has signed an agreement with the government through the Health Ministry to supply and distribute 200,000 doses of the imported finished product of Covid-19 vaccine by Sinovac. The vaccine has been developed and manufactured by Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Sinovac Biotech […]

Malaysia considers procuring CanSino’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine

PUTRAJAYA: National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says Malaysia may look to procure the single-dose CanSino Covid-19 vaccine from China. He said the CanSino option looked to be better than the one from Johnson & Johnson, as the US pharmaceutical company was only able to ship its supply in the fourth quarter of […]

Pharmaniaga shares up after securing govt vaccine contract

KUALA LUMPUR: Pharmaniaga Bhd’s shares on Bursa Malaysia went up in the early trading session today as investors reacted to the latest government contract secured by the group on Tuesday. As at 9.48 am, the counter rose 10 sen to RM5.08, with 1.12 million shares changing hands. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Pharmaniaga […]

Pharmaniaga to manufacture Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine starting March

KUALA LUMPUR: Phamaniaga Bhd has the capacity to manufacture two million doses of Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Life Sciences Co Ltd per month beginning March this year. Group managing director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said the vaccine would be the first to be manufactured in Malaysia at the small volume injectable high-tech plant […]