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Pharma Legal Handbook An insight into regulatory, pricing and reimbursement in the UAE. Prepared in association with STA, an international law firm, this is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: UAE, available to purchase here for GBP 75.   1. What are the regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over drugs, biologicals, and medical…

MEA The latest news from Middle East & North African pharma, including Pfizer’s transformation of its Saudi operations; why India is calling for reform of the import process for pharma products in the Arab world; Hikma’s buyup of GSK assets in Egypt and Tunisia; and Tabuk’s biosimilar distribution deal.   Pfizer…

MEA The latest COVID-19 vaccine news from the Middle East & Africa (MEA) region, including the fallout from Iran’s ban on any imports of US- or UK-produced vaccines, Israel’s world-leading vaccination speed; and how Dubai Airports is working with GMR-Hyderabad to form a ‘vaccine corridor’.   Iran inks deal for Cuban…

Roundup A roundup of the latest from the Middle East & Africa region, including Turkey’s debt to US pharma; deals between Saudi SPIMACO and Janssen, Abu Dhabi Mubadala and Germany’s Evotec, and Turkey’s Abdi Ibrahim and Swiss OM Pharma; and whether poorer countries in Africa can truly expect equal access to…

Roundup A roundup of the latest news from pharma in the Middle East and Africa including China’s announcement that it will be prioritising Africa for access to its COVID-19 vaccine, UAE firm Mubadala’s latest US investment, Saudi Arabia’s continuing digitalisation push, and Algeria’s plan to export USD five billion in domestically…

UAE Ronald Boueri of Zimmer Biomet Middle East discusses the challenges of establishing the business, the importance of providing the latest innovation and assistance to medical professionals in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region, and the need to constantly adapt in the ever-evolving Middle Eastern markets.   Any business…

UAE Sub-Saharan Africa might not be considered among the top destinations for the global pharmaceutical industry, but Shalina Healthcare considers it home and has established itself as the leading pharma company in the region. Co-CEOs and siblings, Shalina Clifford and Abbas Virji, walk us through the company’s 35-year history of commitment…

UAE Working non-stop to catch up with its footprint in other regions, Boston Scientific is investing heavily in the MENA markets. Tarek El Rahbani, managing director for the region, shares the company’s change in strategy, opting to have enhanced direct presence in the region. Moreover, he explains why Boston Scientific’s therapies…

Long Read Accounting for less than two percent of the global pharmaceutical market, the Middle East has long been somewhat overlooked by many drug makers, most of whom seemed more intent on chasing demand in the decidedly more populous Asian market space. But, with an estimated annual growth rate of 10 percent,…

UAE Neil McMaster, GAC Dubai’s General Manager Contract Logistics, discusses the key investments his company has made to stand out as the region’s go-to healthcare and pharmaceutical logistics provider, offering added-value services and high-quality customer standards. He also introduces GAC Dubai’s new high-tech building facility, reveals the key trends and challenges…

UAE Emcure, a fully-integrated Indian pharmaceutical company with a global presence, has invested in Dubai as an operational hub for the Middle East, North and West Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Amr El-Neklawy, Emcure’s general manager for the region, explains how the company’s wide product offering and culture attracted him to the…

UAE One year after King’s College Hospital’s establishment in the UAE, CEO Christian Schuhmacher discusses the hospital’s unique approach of combining the best of British healthcare with UAE’s superior services. He discusses why Dubai is an attractive destination for medical tourism, the benefits of patient pathway guidelines and where he hopes…