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Pharma Abbvie GM for South Africa Christo Kruger highlights the various types of projects that the Public Health Enhancement Fund (PHEF) is pursuing to help alleviate the country’s currently overburdened healthcare system. He also describes AbbVie’s role in this industry collective, and also depicts the company’s developing foothold within the South…

Romania No one can accuse the Romanian government of being lethargic when it comes to healthcare reform. After an unprecedented seven years of zero new molecules being admitted to the state reimbursement list, the pharma industry has suddenly been subjected to a whirlwind of radical refashioning and legislatory upheaval. “The industry…

pharma The minister of health reveals how for the first time in the country´s history the healthcare sector is following a clear roadmap with the National Development Plan, a vision for where the country should be in 2030, how the National Health Initiative will mean a total reconstruction of the healthcare…

pharma Dr. Rostom, Deputy Head of the pharmaceutical chamber of the Federation of Egyptian Industries explains Egypt’s unique potential for investors and discusses key issues to be addressed in order to further attract investment to the industry, both internally and from abroad. What are the key growth opportunities for pharmaceutical companies…

pharma The country manager of Roche Diagnostics SA, Rajen Bhimaraj highlights the current gaps in the country’s healthcare system and elaborates on how the company’s various community initiatives, such as AmpliCare and the Roche Scientific Campus, are helping to address those gaps. He also evaluates the role of diagnostics in tackling…

pharma The General Manager of Boehringer Ingelheim South Africa talks about changes that are required to the healthcare system, with far more government/private partnerships, helping to unlock the country´s potential, why South Africa acts as a springboard for many companies looking to develop their footprint in the region, making it the…

pharma Agustín Rullán, Dean of the College of Engineering at UPR Mayagüez, discusses the institution’s latest developments in engineering courses and their applicability in a practical industrial setting for students to jumpstart their professional careers. As a leading engineering college with 4,300 undergraduates and 400 graduates, the College plays a very…

pharma The Vice President of Health and Medicine at Pierre and Marie Curie University (UPMC) and Director of the University’s Institute of Oncology reveals how the French social security system needs to look at how to evaluate real needs, why the patient has to become more involved in the decisionmaking process,…

Pharma The Vice-Chairman of the Public Health Enhancement Fund talks about how the shortage of medical doctors and the fight against TB, HIV and AIDS in South Africa led the health Minister and the private health sector to create a public health enhancement fund and how the private sector is pulling resources…

France The President of France’s Association for CROs (AFCROs) discusses the issues surrounding France’s clinical research sector and the actions that both the public and private sector need to take to maintain their competitiveness. He also discusses his company’s recent merger with Biostatem and their mission to internationalize. While France remains…

pharma The general manager of Ferring South Africa, Mercia Van Zyl discusses the company’s ambitious plans for the future under the slogan ‘People come first’, the placement of fertility under the nation’s therapeutic priorities, and how the company is contributing to an overall better healthcare system in the country. Could you…

pharma IMS Health helps clients reach the top of the mountain by providing them with the necessary intelligence to take actionable steps. Manuel Voll, Senior Principal for Northern Europe shares his perspective about the Dutch healthcare and life sciences market, the challenges it poses and what companies can expect for the…