Tagged with Healthcare

Taiwan Lian-Yu Chen, Director General of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Administration, combines expertise in clinical psychiatry, public health, and governmental leadership. A PhD graduate of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, she specialised in service utilisation and barriers to care. Dr Chen has driven Taiwan’s digital infrastructure and data governance…

France Estelle Fruchet, General Manager of Shionogi France since September 2024, brings 25 years of pharmaceutical experience spanning major organisations including Roche, Gilead, and Novartis Gene Therapies. A pharmacist by training with specialisation in product launches – most notably Gilead’s hepatitis C therapy – Estelle Fruchet now leads a 25-person affiliate…

USA Rob Abbott, CEO of ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) provides an update on the organisation’s activities since taking up the role in 2023, including the launch of a new 2030 strategy and revised mission aimed at integrating HEOR into everyday health policy decision-making. This includes…

Taiwan Taiwan is, in many ways, a healthcare model for Asia. The island has had universal health coverage for over 30 years and Taiwan’s life expectancy today is almost 81 years, putting it behind only Japan, South Korea, and Singapore in its region. However, by the early 2020s, this rapidly ageing…

France France’s territorial landscape is undergoing a profound shift, and departments are emerging as decisive actors in the response to medical deserts, demographic ageing and the widening gaps in prevention and mental health. In this interview, Philippe Gouet provides a rare, ground-level view of how local authorities are reshaping access to…

Taiwan Vincent Tong, Managing Director of MSD Taiwan, brings two decades of pharmaceutical expertise to his second tenure leading the organisation in Taiwan. Having first served in Taiwan in 2008, Tong has witnessed the market’s evolution from emerging economy to sophisticated healthcare innovator. His career spans multiple markets across Asia-Pacific and…

Hong Kong Hong Kong is entering a pivotal new chapter in its healthcare and regulatory evolution. Under the leadership of Secretary for Health Professor Lo Chung-mau, the city is reshaping its position as a global bridge for medical innovation through the “1+ Mechanism,” the creation of the Centre for Medical Products Regulation,…

Hong Kong With a career spanning clinical medicine, hospital management, and healthcare policy, Dr Kenneth Tsang brings a rare depth of perspective to his dual role as Regional CEO of IHH Healthcare North Asia and CEO of Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong. Having helped shape Hong Kong’s public healthcare system during his tenure…

China This week’s China healthcare and pharma roundup from PharmaBoardroom content partner Selesta highlights CF PharmTech’s HKEX listing with a 227% grey market premium, Eccogene’s HKEX IPO filing at a US$500M valuation, Zenas Bio’s US$2B licensing deal with InnoCare, and Nuruit Medical’s RMB 800M Series D financing. Clinical updates include Henlius’s…

Brazil As one of Brazil’s leading pharmaceutical powerhouses, CIMED has redefined what it means to be both national and innovative. Built on a fully verticalised model that spans from R&D to direct distribution, the family-owned company has transformed the pharmacy landscape while empowering thousands of independent retailers across the country. Now,…

Argentina Gala Díaz Langou, a senior analyst and executive director at Argentina’s premier think tank CIPPEC, assesses the country’s recent transformative journey under President Milei. Drawing on 25 years of institutional expertise, she outlines a framework for development based on macroeconomic stability, sustainable growth, and robust democratic institutions. Her analysis explores…

Denmark Public Health Reimagined Denmark’s total health expenditure as a share of GDP has increased moderately over the past decade with the country spending 278 billion KKR (37.2 billion euros) in 2024, of which 83% was financed directly from government health schemes. Yet despite the country’s well-earned reputation for delivering high…