Tagged with health

Morocco Aligned with the country’s 2021 development plan and the national project to extend health insurance to all of its citizens, Morocco has embarked on a sweeping healthcare reform. After a draft framework for an overhaul of the Moroccan healthcare system was brought forward last year, the plan has been backed…

UAE Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks as the UAE’s best hospital, in the top 150 globally, and recently opened a new comprehensive state-of-the-art cancer centre. CEO Dr Jorge A. Guzman outlines how the hospital’s focus on providing complex, quality, patient-centric care is a key differentiator, its role in raising standards of…

Global Regular contributor Brendan Shaw* casts his eye over the recently announced 2023 WHO Essential Medicines List, how it reflects growing pharmaceutical innovation, and why maintaining a ‘seat at the table’ for the pharma industry in these discussions will be crucial to meeting global healthcare access goals.   Recently, the World…

UAE Founded in July 2020, the Emirates Health Economics Society – led by Dr Sara Al Dallal – aims to create a space for the discussion of health economics within the UAE. In conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Dr Al Dallal outlines how the organisation’s collaborations with governmental, industry, and academic stakeholders are…

Global The world’s top 10 medical technology companies for 2022 according to Medical Product Outsourcing (MPO). Abbott leads the way, followed by Medtronic, J&J, and Siemens Healthineers. Recent PharmaBoardroom interviews with some of these companies’ leading executives include Hugo F. Villegas, SVP & President, Canada & Latin America at Medtronic, Eman…

UAE Burjeel Hospital is one of Abu Dhabi’s leading private healthcare facilities, and – as CEO Omer Abdel Rahman explains – is at the forefront of pushing forward medical innovation and excellence in the UAE. He outlines how continuous government investment and collaboration is driving the country’s healthcare to new heights,…

Belgium Marnix Denys of beMedTech – the Belgian association for the medical technology industry – outlines the agenda priorities for the organisation that he hopes will lead to a more value-driven and sustainable healthcare system. He calls for greater recognition from policymakers on the role that medtech can play in this…

UAE ‘Sukoon’ means ‘tranquillity’ and ‘peace of mind’ in Hindi, Arabic and Urdu which perfectly reflects the recently rebranded Sukoon Insurance’s core purpose, according to CEO Jean-Louis Laurent Josi. He explains how the company has evolved with medical insurance at the heart of its offering, why Sharia-compliant services are so important…

Global Brendan Shaw examines the protracted efforts of global stakeholders to come together around a global pandemic treaty and outlines the benefits of constructive engagement on the part of the pharmaceutical industry to find new solutions, policy approaches and business models moving forward.    You never want a serious crisis to…

UAE Following a turbulent few years for the healthcare industry, especially in the Middle East and Africa region, Siemens Healthineers’ Ole Per Maloy explains how the medtech giant has pivoted towards comprehensive cancer care and rolled out several innovative access initiatives to ensure that patients throughout the region can obtain accessible…

Spain The latest news from Spanish pharmaceuticals and healthcare, including national champion Esteve’s decision to sell of a quarter of its stock to German private investment firm Lubea; news of pharma’s increased weighting in Spain’s exports for 2022; and why – bolstered by EU recovery funds – the country has a…

Greece After 15 years of economic struggles coupled with political swings to the left and right, Greece seems to be on its surest footing in decades. Indeed, the Economist observed that the May 2023 election victory of incumbent Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (and the heavy defeat handed to his left…