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Malaysia Click here to download the Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Malaysia 2018. After recent elections conducted in May 2018 saw Mahathir Mohamad returning as Prime Minister after 15 years to seal a historic victory, Malaysia is again back on its feet. Bolstered by well-established institutions, a fully-functional IP framework and strong…

France In an exclusive interview, Yves L’Epine, president of G5 Santé and CEO of Guerbet, offers his insider take on the business climate in French healthcare and the potential for France to reclaim its position as a global industry power.   Our members are committed to finding the “healthcare integrated solutions…

France Stéphane Roques, CEO of Medicen, the health care cluster for the Paris region, discusses his vision for Medicen and the changes he has made during his first few months in the tole. He highlights the need for domestic and European collaboration to be able to compete against clusters in the…

Malaysia Dr. Azrul Mohd Khalib, chief executive at the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, gives an insight on the current important issues the Malaysian healthcare ecosystem is facing and the different solutions and strategies the Galen Centre, as a thinktank for health and social issues, has identified for the…

Cyprus In an exclusive interview, President Nicos Anastasiades outlines his public health priorities, the continuing importance of the pharmaceutical industry to Cyprus’s economy, and the nation’s attractiveness as an international investment destination. Ensuring our citizens’ good health is not negotiable. What are your main priorities and policies for public health for…

France Dr. Julien Borowczyk, Secretary of the Social Affairs Commission at the French Assemblée Nationale, offers his insights on the upcoming changes to the French healthcare system. He walks our audience through France’s toughest healthcare problems, the recent Conseil stratégique des industries de santé (CSIS), and the potential for AI and…

Spain Madrid, Spain’s capital, is the city with the highest life expectancy in Europe at 85.2 years. Moreover, Spain as a whole is one of Europe’s best performers in terms of life expectancy, ranking fourth globally and second in the continent.   Explanations for this include the Spanish predilection for a…

Spain Spanish stakeholders have been trailblazing the concept of the “liquid hospital”, which envisions the virtual and physical expansion of healthcare provision beyond the parameters of the traditional centralized hospital structure. The aim is to leverage connectivity, telemedicine, the Internet of Things (IoT) along with social media to co-opt patients, families…

Algeria Reform is under way in Algeria, and professor Mohamed L’Hadj presents the main themes of hospital reform encompassing the roll out of homecare, international collaboration and better training for better outcomes.   What main objectives and priorities are you pursuing today? Our objectives are geared towards our ambition to provide…

Algeria President of the Health Commission at the Algerian Senate, Louisa Chachoua explores recent changes in Algeria’s healthcare sector, the potential of the new drug agency, and Algeria’s capacity to become a flagship health system for the region. A lot of things have changed since our last encounter, there is a…

Cyprus The Cyprus Health Insurance Organization (HIO) was established in 2001 under Law N.89(I)/2001 as a public legal entity with the mission to implement a General Healthcare System in Cyprus. As the chairman of the organization, Thomas Antoniou outlines the challenges, opportunities and strategic priorities for the HIO in the coming…

Turkey Dr. Hakkı Gürsöz, president of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TiTCK), provides insights into recent localization and pricing policies and delivers strong messages to both domestic and foreign companies operating in Turkey while underlining TiTCK’s ambitions to work hand-in-hand with the industry, the world’s most respected regulatory authorities…