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Global Shawview Consulting’s Brendan Shaw looks back on a sombre United Nations High Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in New York last month, as stakeholders reflected on the long road still to travel if the goal of securing UHC for the world’s population by 2030 is to be met. Shaw…

Morocco The Moroccan National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has taken on a transformational mandate in recent years, spearheading the highly ambitious national campaign to expand universal health insurance to the entire Moroccan population. In a wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, CNSS Director General Hassan Boubrik lays out the scope and scale of…

Global Ahead of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78), IFPMA Director General Thomas Cueni underscores the need for pandemic preparedness plans to support innovation and equity. Global leaders must ensure science and innovation can again deliver at record speed and scale while supporting voluntary partnerships and enabling…

Morocco Maphar, a 72-year mainstay of the Moroccan pharma industry with both production and distribution arms, has achieved considerable success in recent years, expanding its international network to now reach over 42 big-name partners. General Manager Pierre Labbé outlines the significant footprint of the company – part of the CFAO Group…

UAE Speaking exclusively to PharmaBoardroom, H.E. Dr Noura Al Ghaithi, Undersecretary of the Department of Health Abu Dhabi outlines Abu Dhabi’s rapid progression towards becoming a global life science hub, how the DoH is drawing on international collaborations to help solve the most burning healthcare issues, as well as the transformative…

Morocco Pfizer’s relationship with the North African Kingdom of Morocco dates back 57 years, and the US pharma giant is the only major multinational with a manufacturing presence in the country. The firm recently strengthened its commitment to Morocco – a nation of 37 million people which boasts Africa’s only free…

Morocco Aligned with the country’s 2021 development plan and the national project to extend health insurance to all of its citizens, Morocco has embarked on a sweeping healthcare reform. After a draft framework for an overhaul of the Moroccan healthcare system was brought forward last year, the plan has been backed…

UAE Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks as the UAE’s best hospital, in the top 150 globally, and recently opened a new comprehensive state-of-the-art cancer centre. CEO Dr Jorge A. Guzman outlines how the hospital’s focus on providing complex, quality, patient-centric care is a key differentiator, its role in raising standards of…

Global Regular contributor Brendan Shaw* casts his eye over the recently announced 2023 WHO Essential Medicines List, how it reflects growing pharmaceutical innovation, and why maintaining a ‘seat at the table’ for the pharma industry in these discussions will be crucial to meeting global healthcare access goals.   Recently, the World…

UAE Burjeel Hospital is one of Abu Dhabi’s leading private healthcare facilities, and – as CEO Omer Abdel Rahman explains – is at the forefront of pushing forward medical innovation and excellence in the UAE. He outlines how continuous government investment and collaboration is driving the country’s healthcare to new heights,…

Belgium Marnix Denys of beMedTech – the Belgian association for the medical technology industry – outlines the agenda priorities for the organisation that he hopes will lead to a more value-driven and sustainable healthcare system. He calls for greater recognition from policymakers on the role that medtech can play in this…

UAE ‘Sukoon’ means ‘tranquillity’ and ‘peace of mind’ in Hindi, Arabic and Urdu which perfectly reflects the recently rebranded Sukoon Insurance’s core purpose, according to CEO Jean-Louis Laurent Josi. He explains how the company has evolved with medical insurance at the heart of its offering, why Sharia-compliant services are so important…