Tagged with Hospital

Greece Longstanding J&J Greece Managing Director Theodore Liakopoulos looks back on the progress that Greek healthcare has made in the past four years, thanks in no small part to the commitment of the multinational medtech industry. Liakopoulos highlights the importance of establishing a centralised procurement authority for the sustainability of Greek…

Egypt Building on a stellar career in pharma and medtech both in Egypt and internationally, Ahmed Ezz El-Din now serves as CEO of Cleopatra Hospitals Group, Egypt’s largest private hospital provider. Dr Ezz El-Din explains why implementing an organisational and management structure based on that of the pharma industry helps Cleopatra…

Egypt While universal health insurance is the talk of the town in Egypt today, private healthcare groups – serving up to 40 percent of the population in both the insurance and out-of-pocket markets – still have an important role to play. This role covers both providing high quality care to their…

Egypt Neeraj Mishra of Alameda Healthcare, the largest private healthcare organisation in Egypt, outlines the organisation’s strategy for Egypt and Africa, how – as a provider of private hospitals – it fits into Egypt’s public healthcare transformation plans, as well as its work on digitalisation.   The opportunity is huge for…

France An early bronchiolitis outbreak has put French paediatric hospital services under pressure and forced the government to react with the provision of EUR 150 million in emergency funds, but this crisis is by no means the first for French healthcare. France’s healthcare system, based on a statutory health insurance (SHI)…

Egypt Dr Amel El Beshlawy, founder of Egyptian Thalassemia Association (ETA) and Professor of Pediatric Hematology at the Pediatric Hospital of Cairo University, is considered the Middle East’s leading authority on Thalassemia, having made an enduring contribution not only to improving the survival rate of thalassemia patients in her clinical practice,…

Italy Chairman & Managing Director of B. Braun Milano, Klaus D. Pannes, shares the importance of the German medtech’s Italian affiliate, one of its top ten by third-party sales, which is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this year. He also describes how B. Braun is working to overcome the challenges of…

UAE Taher Shams, Zulekha Healthcare Group’s Managing Director, outlines the group’s expansion in UAE and India and its participation in the Dubai Health Authority’s “Dubai Health Experience” medical tourism portal. In addition, he speaks about fears of market saturation in UAE.  We are the shining star in the Middle East, with…

Spain After five years of raising funds, the Sant Joan de Deu (SJD) Pediatric Cancer Center Barcelona, the largest monographic paediatric oncological centre in Europe will open its doors on June 16. The new facility, which was financed uniquely by donations, is part of the larger SJD hospital on the outskirts…

Spain Dr Manel Juan is part of the team behind the development of the first European CAR-T-cell therapy to treat multiple myeloma, the second most common type of blood cancer. As head of immunology at the Hospital Clinic Barcelona, he walks us through his personal journey with the project, the challenges…

Denmark Lars Georg Rust outlines Olympus’ transition into fully-fledged MedTech company, the relevance of the Nordics and Netherlands to the global group, and some areas for improvement within the Danish hospital procurement process.   This region, and especially Denmark, is a beacon to the rest of the group for upcoming trends…

Global Walt Vernon is CEO of US-based healthcare facilities consulting firm, Mazzetti, and non-profit, Sextant. He is on the Board of the FGI and served on NFPA 99 ELS, NFPA 70 CMP15, and ASHRAE 189.3. He chairs the ASHRAE Infectious Aerosols Position Document Committee and represents the US in the International…