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infrastructure Dogan Taşkent, president of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey discusses the most successful models for innovation in Turkey, the current status of start-up incubators in the country, and how Turkey can learn from the Swiss model for innovation. What are the main economic challenges that Turkey is facing…

social security Seguro Integral de Salud (SIS) is the social protection scheme run under Peru’s Ministry of Health designed to provide health services to the country’s unemployed and poverty-stricken citizens. Its leader, Pedro Grillo, discusses how new reform is helping to provide better treatments, particularly for oncology, and ultimately universal coverage by…

hospitals The secretary general of the association representing Turkish private hospitals dicusses the private sector’s role in the Turkish healthcare system, as a subset of hospitals with a particularly high standards and robust medical infrastructure. Could you please begin by explaining the role of OHSAD plays in the Turkish medical community?…

hospitals Luis Pinillos and Carlos Vallejos both served as Directors of INEN, the Cancer Institute and Minister of Health during President Garcia’s administrations. They discuss the achievements made before, during and after their terms, as well as the exciting new developments being made with the Grupo Auna, as a leading network…

oncology Despite Peru’s sometimes-sluggish development when it comes to healthcare, the progression of cancer prevention and control in recent decades is tremendous. This is particularly important as the number of cancer cases increases by 50,000 annually in Peru. Communicable diseases like infectious diseases, which used to be a predominant cause of death…

basic research The president of the Mexican Society of Cardiology sat down with us to share his view of the cardiology medical field in the country, why Mexico needs to collaborate more with other nations to promote awareness of cardiovascular diseases and how prevention is the solution to most health issues.  …

Conference The director of Algeria’s only pharmaceutical fair speaks out about how he came to set up the event and how the local industry has evolved over time.   Where did the idea for Siphal come from, and what challenges have you had to address? I went to pharmacology school in…

hospitals Representatives from a French/Austrian consortium that has just been awarded a contract to construct a new University Hospital Centre in Constantine reveal why this sort of turnkey project is highly innovative and represents a landmark moment in the history of Algerian healthcare. Could you please start by introducing your consortium…

social security The Executive Director of Argentina’s social security health provider, PAMI, discusses the institutions mission and evolution, as well as his hopes for the future of the Argentinian health system. What is the main mission of PAMI? Our mission is to efficiently provide health, social and welfare assistance to a population…

hospital The director of the Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases (HUHRD), discusses Korea’s leading role in developing biosimilars as well as the hospital’s efforts to curb chronic diseases.   As a leading expert in rheumatism, what have been some of the main developments in this particular area of study? Rheumatologic…

Parexel Pilar Rivas, associate director of global contract research organization Parexel’s Spanish affiliate, discusses cultural differences across Spain and their impact on clinical trials, as well as the world-class infrastructure that allows CROs in Spain to perform high-quality research.   Do you feel that supporting clinical research is a priority for the…

innovation Mexico is one of GSK’s growth engines in Latin America. The VP and general manager for Mexico discusses how the country is increasingly playing a strategic role for the company to get new healthcare products faster to the market by leveraging local R&D.     Besides Asia Pacific and Japan,…