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Opinion Brendan Shaw, Principal of Shawview Consulting and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, shares highlights from the 2019 World Health Organization’s List of Essential Medicines.   The most recent edition of the World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines was released on 9 July and…

Sweden Niels Abel Bonde, general manager of Novo Nordisk Sweden, explains the strategic significance of the Swedish market as an innovation-driven environment ideal to run pilot launches and real-world studies. He also breaks down the performance of the affiliate in its main therapeutic areas, as well as the positives and negatives…

Egypt Amre Mamdouh, vice president & area general manager for Egypt and North Africa at GSK, explains how GSK has been able to hold its leadership position in Egypt despite economic difficulties. He also highlights the government’s prioritization of healthcare and the role of GSK as a partner of national campaigns,…

China PD-1 inhibitors have boosted survival rates for many cancer patients since their introduction in the US five years ago. Last year, MSD and BMS began selling these expensive therapies in China, but local players are already releasing their own drugs, sometimes at a third of the price. This represents a…

Egypt Ashraf Elkhouly, executive director of the Egyptian Society for Pharmaceutical Research, discusses how recent healthcare reforms will help to attract more investment to Egypt and the importance of public-private partnerships for improving the country’s healthcare system.   In collaboration with the government, we started to look into possibilities on how…

Canada Canada is the only developed country with a universal healthcare system that does not provide universal coverage of prescription drugs. With a new national ‘pharmacare’ program being proposed to remedy this situation, Pamela Fralick of Innovative Medicines Canada outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the proposal on the table and…

Egypt Ramez Mohsen, managing director at Janssen for Egypt, Jordan, Libya & Sudan, highlights how the company is driving real access to treatments in Egypt through collaboration with various stakeholders. He also assesses Egypt’s attractiveness for clinical trials and the initial results of the government’s prioritization of healthcare.   As the…

Egypt Christelle Saghbini, the newly appointed chairman & managing director of Sanofi for Egypt & Sudan, highlights her strategic roadmap for bringing access to innovative medicines to Egypt. She also explains how Sanofi is a strong partner in the government’s efforts to improve the level of healthcare in the country.  …

Korea Nic Horridge was recently appointed president of Roche Korea, having spent an extended period in emerging Asian markets. He shares his vision for the Korean affiliate, focused on bringing Roche’s extensive global pipeline of innovative medicines to Korean patients, making personalized healthcare a reality in clinics and championing Korea as…

Egypt Ahmed Mostafa, country manager of Amgen in Egypt and Iran, explains how the affiliate has been growing by providing end-to-end solutions. He also gives his take on the Egyptian government’s prioritization of healthcare and highlights that there are still improvements needed for bringing biosimilars to Egypt.     How would…

Egypt Ayman El Deeb, cluster head of Astellas Egypt, highlights how the Egyptian affiliate of Astellas has been performing since its establishment five years ago. He also discusses the need for better patent protection in the country and explains how Astellas is contributing to the country’s reform of the healthcare system.…

Korea Young Kim, founder and CEO of Synex Consulting Ltd., a consulting firm assisting healthcare companies in introducing and marketing their products on the Korean market, discusses how Synex’s ICC (In-Country Caretaker) service allows smaller firms to overcome regulatory barriers without having to set up an affiliate years prior to a…