Tagged with Healthcare

Health Tackling both obesity and diabetes is a primary objective of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico and requires a holistic, multidisciplinary approach, according to Dr. Graue Wiechers, president of the National Academy of Medicine and rector at UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), the largest university in Latin America.…

Healthcare Senator Salvador Brito, President of the Health Commission at the Mexican Senate, talks about increasing access to quality healthcare services among the most vulnerable groups in Mexican society, improving and developing life-changing prevention policies, tackling corruption, and investing in health to ensure the country doesn’t compromise its growth perspective. What…

Health In the year of Gen Suisse’s 25th anniversary, CEO Daniela Suter talks supporting dialogue between scientists and politicians on life sciences in Switzerland, educating the general population, the attractiveness of the Swiss community for scientists, and her goals for the future. Could you give our international viewers an overview of…

Pharma Reckitt Benckiser’s General Manager for the CEE region, Lajos Magyari, discusses the strength of the company’s current portfolio, the importance of innovation and the success factors he focuses on to drive growth in the region. He outlines the company’s vision for 2020 and the significance of the health category segment.…

Hungary Preventive healthcare and health literacy are core issues in Hungary that, if left unaddressed, may hinder the country’s ability to push its health agenda forward and create a more sustainable system.   According to the OECD, life expectancy at birth in Hungary was 75.6 years in 2014, well below the…

Healthcare In part two of a two-part interview (read part one here), Mikel Arriola of the IMSS discusses the strategic roadmap IMSS will follow under his tenure with regards to innovation access and chronic disease prevention, as well as his approach to the upcoming implementation of exchanges of services among the…

Healthcare In part one of a two-part interview (read part two here), Mikel Arriola, the recently appointed general director of IMSS (Mexican Social Security Institute), which provides health-related services to more than 70 million beneficiaries, reveals his fundamental priorities to both secure IMSS’ financial sustainability and improve the quality of services…

Pharma Digitalization, a hot topic throughout the healthcare and life sciences industry, is having a major effect in Italy through more personalized home care for patients, allowing the government to cut costs, and enabling greater public access to innovative medical technologies. Telemedicine, a key differentiator in tender processes, is not yet used…

Pharma Dr. Teresa Corona Vázquez, the general director of one of the leading neuroscience institutions in Latin America, details their most important research partnerships and achievements, notably with regards to neurodegenerative diseases, and her expectations of fostering a heightened research-based relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. What have been some of the…

Pharma Leading in some areas, lagging in others, the Italian healthcare logistics sector is on the brink of change according to UPS Healthcare’s managing director for Italy, Jaap Heukers.  Each country has slightly different interpretations of certain regulations and compliance, given their unique regulatory development path. Coming from a global international…

Pharma Juan Fransisco Millán Sobaranes of Cetifarma, the council created by the pharmaceutical industry in Mexico for ethics and transparency, discussed the agency’s major milestones and its main priorities for ensuring transparency, notably with regards to patient groups, healthcare practitioners, and clinical trials.   You were part of the initial team…

Pharma Mohammad Afshar, CEO of Ariana Pharma, shares his insights on the importance of decision support tools, big data’s impact on the healthcare industry, and the need to translate this data into the production of real products. He also discusses the challenges he faced as an entrepreneur in France and his…