Tagged with health

Medtech Key stakeholders within the Czech medtech industry highlight how medical devices can improve efficiency and quality of care across the country’s healthcare landscape, why greater levels of collaboration are of vital importance to achieving this, and how the Czech Republic stands out in the CEE region for its uptake of…

Coronavirus Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw makes a compelling case for why the ongoing coronavirus pandemic should lead to a rethinking of how healthcare works across the globe.   Global crises can trigger major reform and Covid19 should trigger a reform of our health systems.   9/11 and the GFC When two…

Mexico Arturo Prida Romero, the president of the current National Council of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) – one of the main political parties in Mexico – shares the background of PRD’s agenda, focusing on education, public security and healthcare as the three pillars of public service; the importance…

UAE The Saudi German Hospital Group is one of the leading hospital groups in the Middle East, with hospitals in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Egypt. Dr Reem Osman, CEO for the Group in the UAE, discusses their presence in the country, the Group’s ambitious expansion plans and analyses the…

Czech Republic The Czech Republic boasts a solid clinical research infrastructure and a supportive regulatory environment, meaning that it stands out as one of Central and Eastern Europe’s top destinations for clinical trials. However, a decline in the number of clinical trials in recent years means that Czech stakeholders are looking to…

Morocco CEO Abdelhakim Tahri introduces women’s health player Gynebio Pharma, how the company is disrupting the Moroccan pharmaceutical industry through its range of contraceptive and fertility products, and his vision for regional expansion.   Our major focus when creating Gynebio Pharma was creating a company and a production facility that would…

Czech Republic As one of the few pharma companies in the Czech Republic to offer products across the whole healthcare spectrum, including prescription drugs, generics, over-the-counter (OTC) treatments, and food supplements, the 125-year-old German firm STADA has established a strong Czech affiliate in recent times.   The beauty of STADA is that…

Opinion Blue Spoon Consulting’s John G. Singer* provides a thought-provoking outline of how the global health economy needs to evolve a new ‘systems framework’ to deal with the complexity and interconnectedness of healthcare today.   We need to unleash a new set of capabilities designed by a different level of thinking…

Romania Cătălin Vicol introduces Biofarm, a leading Romanian pharma producer on the verge of significant international expansion. Vicol shares his insights on the potential of the Romanian consumer healthcare (CHC) market, which accounts for 95 percent of Biofarm’s activities, and discloses his ambition of becoming the number one CHC pharmaceutical producer…

Belgium The Belgian retail market continues to grow in value, while decreasing slightly in volume, to reach a total of EUR 3.16 billion by the end of 2019.   Made with Visme Infographic Maker     The Belgian consumer healthcare market grew to a value of EUR 2.04 billion by the…

Belgium Isabelle De Walsche, managing director of Gedeon Richter in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg gives an update on the affiliate’s development since its establishment in 2012. De Waslche goes on to speak about the unique cluster dynamic which comes with managing the three markets and also highlights her priorities to…

France Speaking exclusively to PharmaBoardroom at the International Women’s Day 2020 event at the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, esteemed cardiologist Professor Claire Mounier-Vehier outlines why cardiovascular disease is not simply a masculine issue, the cardio problems particularly affecting women, and why better communication and prevention is vital to countering…