Tagged with Patient

Colombia Stefano Laganis, general manager at Baxter RTS Colombia, describes the affiliate’s commitment to integrated healthcare services in Colombia and discusses the challenges providers face in the system. Additionally, Stefano highlights his intention to broaden the scope of integrated services available in the country, while projecting on the specialised hospital structure…

Colombia Guillermo Gómez, managing director of the Andean region at Siemens Healthineers discusses Colombia’s evolution in terms of access to healthcare and investment in life-saving medical equipment, as well as the role Healthineers can play in reducing healthcare system costs and easing patient access. Those are exiting times for Siemens as…

Colombia Adriana Forero, General Manager of GSK Colombia, speaks about their efforts to remain at the forefront of the healthcare industry, while keeping their focus on increasing access, innovation and focus on the patient in order to become a strategic partner for the Government and the Colombian healthcare system Ms. Forero,…

Colombia Oscar Fernando Otalora Gomez, Executive Director of HB Human Bioscience, discusses the importance of bringing innovation and technology to the Colombian market, while being committed to providing medication at a reasonable price to save lives. To begin with, could you introduce HB Human Bioscience to our international audience and give…

Colombia Gianfranco Biliotti, recently appointed General Manager for Alexion Colombia, shares his insights on the particularities of operating in the ultra-rare disease segment, while highlighting the importance of managerial flexibility, the company’s unmatched patient-centricity and close ties with doctors, the role of education in improving patients’ lives and his strategic priorities…

Colombia Sandra Cifuentes, General Manager of Astellas Farma Colombia, one of the most recent entrants in the Colombian market, explains the strategic priorities for establishing a strong position in the country, where the prime focus is on bringing a collaborative approach that can unite the industry towards a more sustainable healthcare…

Indonesia Maura Linda Sitanggang, director general at the Indonesian Ministry of Health, discusses the plans being rolled out to ensure that all Indonesians have access to medicines and how the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry has developed its self-reliance and innovativeness. How does the Ministry of Health organize its priorities and how far…

Pharma PharmaBoardroom’s readers were polled on what they felt was the most disruptive force in the pharmaceutical industry today. Possible answers were big data and digitalization, patient-centricity, economic austerity, and advancements in supply chain management. Big Data and Digitalization Overall, most respondents chose big data and digitalization (34 percent) and economic…

Colombia Kenneth Garcia, General Manager of Smith & Nephew Colombia, reveals his thoughts on the rising attractiveness of the Colombian market and the growing demand for higher standards of healthcare products with a strong willingness from the government and the private sector to improve its healthcare capabilities, while also discussing Smith…

Ukraine Natalia Zago, managing director of Takeda Ukraine, one of the leading international companies operating in the country, provides insights into her main priorities to drive the growth of the company under the conditions of significant changes in the pharmaceutical market and Ukrainian healthcare system.   Nobody can deny that Ukraine…

Indonesia Benoit Martineau, President Director at Sanofi Indonesia, explains the transformation of the Indonesian affiliate and reaffirms the strong commitment of Sanofi in helping the Indonesian government to successfully implement their patient access roadmap. Mr. Martineau, could you please introduce yourself to our international audience as well as your main areas…

Hong Kong Lawrence Wong, general manager of Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Hong Kong, discusses the important role of the Hong Kong affiliate in support of regional operations, the value of the Hong Kong market given that Ferring offers most of its global portfolio here, and how the company philosophy ‘People come first at…