Tagged with Healthcare

Korea Olive Healthcare is a startup developing wellness and medical devices services for the quantitative measurement of body composition, an integral part of the new healthcare paradigm based on prevention. Here, Dr. Sung-Ho Han, its CEO and founder together with Andrew Son, chief strategy officer, sheds light on the first two…

Spain One of the unique aspects of the system is the fragmentation linked to the country’s 17 autonomous regions The Spanish healthcare system performance is ranked as 7th in the world by the World Health Organization (WHO), beating countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and the United States. Additionally,…

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…

Algeria Djaouad Braham Bourkaib, Director General of Social Security at the Algerian Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, outline recent regulatory reform in the North African nation and the future of Algeria’s healthcare system.   What can you tell us about the Algerian national policy of health expense reimbursement? We…

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…

Turkey Meri Istiroti, group coordinator of Liv Hospital Group, shares the hospital’s success story since its beginning in 2013 to becoming a leading private healthcare institution dedicated to service, quality, and innovation. She also offers her insights into the Turkish healthcare system and the delicate balance that exists between the public…

Turkey Emin Çakmak, chairman of the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council, offers deep insights into the healthcare travel industry and how it stretches beyond the commonly used term of “medical tourism”. Çakmak also elaborates on the current dynamics of the industry in Turkey, the features that have made the country a choice…

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 Enrique Ruiz Escudero, Minister of Health of the Community of Madrid, discusses his strategy to maintain Madrid’s spot as having Spain’s leading healthcare system, the creation of the bio-region –‘Biomad’, and the city’s adoption of innovative telemedicine practices. You took the reins of the Ministry of Health of the Community…

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…

Turkey Prof. Dr. Sabahattin Aydın, Rector of Medipol University, chairman of the Executive Council of TUSAP Healthcare Platform, former executive board member of the World Health Organization (WHO), former deputy undersecretary (2003-2010) at the Ministry of Health of Turkey, and one of the most respected healthcare leaders in Turkey, provides insights…

Cyprus Healthcare and life science industry advisory services head at KPMG Cyprus, Iacovos Ghalanos, discusses the challenge of implementing the National Health Insurance Scheme, pricing pressures and how their innovative services help companies manage this crucial trend. Ghalanos also touches on the need for greater collaboration between the public and private…