Day: July 4, 2024

CSL Behring Announces First Two Patients Treated with HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B in Europe

MARBURG, Germany, July 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global biotechnology leader CSL Behring (ASX: CSL) today announced that two hemophilia B patients were treated with the gene therapy HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) at Hemophilia Treatment Centers in France. This milestone achievement makes HEMGENIX® the first gene therapy administered as a treatment in a real-world setting for hemophilia B in Europe. […]

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SWAiTEX offers big platform for engagement: Uirab

About 150 exhibitors including corporates, Small and Medium Enterprises, vendors as well as Offices, Ministries, and Agencies are exhibiting their products and services at this year’s Swakopmund International Trade Exposition (SWAiTEX).

Launched in 2…

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Grootfotein businessman allegedly commits suicide

A Grootfontein businessman allegedly committed suicide Wednesday evening by shooting himself at his lodge situated outside the town.

According to the Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) head of community affairs in the Otjozondjupa Region, Senior Inspec…

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Kamati happy with recent developments in Windhoek

WINDHOEK: Windhoek Mayor Queen Kamati on Tuesday acknowledged the significant economic and social contributions of the cultural and creative industries to Windhoek’s economy.

Kamati, while reviewing the current affairs and developments that took plac…

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Angolan man dies in accident at Onalunike village

A 55-year-old Angolan national died instantly on Wednesday after he was reportedly run over by a sedan on the Omuthiya/Ondangwa B1 road at Onalunike village in the Omuthiya Constituency.

The Namibian Police Force’s Crime Investigations Coordinator fo…

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NIDA employees reject 5.4 per cent one-off payment

WINDHOEK: Over 600 employees of the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) have rejected a 5.4 per cent once-off payment proposal by their management.

This follows negotiations held on Wednesday between the NIDA management and Namibia Food and …

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Mao Zedong Statue unveiled

WINDHOEK: Deputy Prime Minister John Mutorwa has implored the National Heritage Council of Namibia to consider granting the Mao Zedong statue the status of Namibian and Chinese Heritage.

Mutorwa, in a speech read on his behalf during the unveiling of…

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