Interview with Rubens Lima, General Manager, Ipsen Brazil
In a past interview, you said that Ipsen is different than the “Big Pharmas” who have entered Brazil by acquisition. You’ve taken a different tack since arriving as one of…
The National Commission for the Incorporation of Technologies (CONITEC) deals with the incorporation of health technology within the scope of the Brazilian Unified Health System. (SUS) Conitec, assisted by the Department of Management and Incorporation of Technologies in Health aims to advise the Brazilian Ministry of Health in the attributions related to the incorporation, exclusion or alteration of health technologies by the SUS, as well as in the constitution or alteration of Clinical Protocols and Therapeutic Guidelines.
Contact:
Address: Ministry of Health Esplanada dos Ministérios G Block Brasília-DF / CEP: 70058-900
Tel.: +55 (61) 3315-2425
Website: http://conitec.gov.br/
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