Tagged with Healthcare

Austria Martin Spatz, country manager of QuintilesIMS Austria, the global leader in healthcare market research, discusses the diverse range of services they provide to the two separate entities of the of Austrian healthcare system: the retail and hospital sectors. Furthermore, he provides an in-depth look at the positive impact of accurate…

Brazil In an exclusive interview, Minister of Health of Brazil Ricardo Barros provides insights into his main achievements since being appointed in May 2016 and his key priorities to further improve the management and delivery of Brazil’s public health system, while highlighting his expectations for pharmaceutical companies implanted in the country.…

Canada Niven Al-Khoury, President of Sanofi Canada, highlights the strong presence that Sanofi has established in the country over the past 100 years, some of the notable historical achievements from collaboration between Sanofi and Canadian science, as well as the value that Sanofi is committed to bringing to the Canadian healthcare…

Tunisia Hatem Hachicha is Pfizer’s former manager for Tunisia, Libya and French-speaking African countries. He believes Tunisia’s pharmaceutical industry development will be achieved through internationalization and a shift towards biosimilars drugs. Co-founder of SEPHIRE and an active member of the Tunisian healthcare community, he stresses that one of the challenges in…

Canada Alok Kanti, president and CEO of Bayer Canada, draws upon his 27 years of international experience with Bayer to discuss the strategic significance of the Canadian affiliate to Bayer’s global operations, the challenges and opportunities he sees for industry-government collaboration, and the need for the country to promote a more…

Canada Michael Tremblay, president and CEO of Astellas Pharma Canada, Inc., draws upon his four decades of experience within the Canadian pharmaceutical industry to discuss his thoughts on the need for Canada to move away from a ‘silo-ed’ approach to healthcare spending, the value that Astellas has been bringing to patients…

Bulgaria Vesela Karaivanova, deputy governor at the Bulgarian National Social Security Institute (NSSI), provides a fascinating insight into how the country’s health insurance development has evolved post-communism and the latest movements in one of the fastest improving health services in Europe. Can you briefly introduce to our international audience the cornerstones…

Canada Luc Boileau, president and CEO of INESSS, the Quebecois National Institute of Excellence in Health and Social Services, the region’s healthcare technology assessment (HTA) body, describes how his organization is adapting to the evolutions taking place in global healthcare and the synergies that exist between the separate Quebecois and Canadian…

Bulgaria Nikolay Petrov, Bulgaria’s minister of health, explains the five cornerstones of the country’s health strategy moving forward and highlights the role of the Ministry in finding common ground between patients, the industry, healthcare professionals, and the National Health Insurance Fund. What are the cornerstones of the Bulgarian health system and…

Colombia David Leclercq, general manager of Mundipharma Colombia, reveals his passion for both the Colombian affiliate and the welfare of the Colombian people and gives insight into operating a new pharmaceutical outfit in a highly transformative healthcare environment. You were appointed General Manager in Colombia back in 2014; what have been…

Tunisia Inès Fradi, general manager of the DPM (Directory of the Pharmacy and Medicine in Tunisia), explains the particularities of the Tunisian healthcare system and the work of the DPM in regulatory affairs as well as its interactions with the other private and public entities. She presents the recent achievements of…

Colombia Guillermo Browne, General Manager at MSD Colombia, reveals the strategic importance of the Colombian affiliate, hosting a global data management centre and regional pharmacovigilance operations, while highlighting the company’s commitment to continue advancing the therapeutic value of care and the clinical research landscape in Colombia. With 70 years of presence…