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Daiichi Sankyo The general manager of Daiichi Sankyo Turkey discusses his affiliate’s expansion into a regional hub, current strategies for growth in the Turkish market, and the keys behind his affiliates multiple ‘great place to work’ awards.  In 2012, you had made it a goal to develop the Turkish affiliate into a regional…

Ferring The general manager of a speciality biopharma business challenges lawmakers to regard health spending not as a cost but as an investment and reveals how women’s healthcare and fertility treatment can become showcase examples in making Romanian healthcare sustainable. Back in 2011, when we asked you about Ferring’s priorities in…

Pfizer One of the new cohort of country managers speaks out about Romania’s blossoming potential as a manufacturing hub and explains in detail how his firm is diverting product lines form elsewhere in Europe and relocating them in Cluj so as to exploit what he sees as a real competitive advantage.…

Pfizer The country manager and Global Established Products Business Lead at Pfizer South Africa reveals how the private sector is committed to expanding healthcare for South Africans, why her ambition is to devise different sustainable business models that allow for more affordable medicines, and how Pfizer must crack the emerging market…

government In public health everything is a priority. The Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion explains how Mexico’s Ministry of Health is handling the country’s changing epidemiological profile without forgetting communicable diseases and other urgencies affecting the Mexican population. You have been reappointed as Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion in…

market access Many of the multinational companies with a long-standing presence in Latin America used to have factories in Peru – since the 1990s all of these companies have closed their facilities in the country as part of a consolidation process to other larger countries in the region like Mexico, Brazil or…

access In modern terms, Peru’s healthcare system was largely underdeveloped for many years; but the economic fortune that Peru has experienced in more recent years has allowed for a significant overhaul and reform of the system. However, the road to health reform is rocky. Peruvian Congressman Gustavo Rondón, secretary for the…

Janssen Janssen’s MD in Turkey discusses how true innovation is still recognized in Turkey, and how products that meet unmet medical needs are given early access to the country and reimbursement. Based on current discussions, what is your expectation for how pricing reforms will transpire when they begin?  The government is…

association The CEO of Morocco’s oldest pharma association discusses the latest regulatory changes in Morocco and their impact on its members, as well as the position of Moroccan pharma in the African and European context. You have significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry in Morocco. What have been the key steps…

access The general manager of Iberma discusses the history of the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry, new measures to improve access, and working on Moroccan-European partnerships in the pharma sector. You have a long experience of the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry. What have been the most significant changes throughout its history? Morocco initiated its…

access The president of Turkey’s social security institution, the SGK, discusses the evolution of healthcare spending over the past three years, and the underpinning principles guiding their drug reimbursement policy decisions. Since 2012, medical expenses have been increasing; can you please analyze the situation? Since 2006, the ‘Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumu’ (SGK),…

regulator Flor de María Philipps, Superintendent of Susalud, discusses her role in ensuring that healthcare providers throughout Peru are performing to the best of their ability.   What is the main mission of Susalud? Our mission is to protect health-related rights of Peruvians. We are a public organization under the Ministry…