Pharmaceutical manufacturer MSD on Thursday called for African countries to invest in better healthcare data, arguing it was vital for assessing the market opportunities for new drugs and diagnostics.

MSD Africa managing director Priya Agrawal said a lack of incidence data – which measures the rate at which new cases occur – was holding back investment decisions...

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