Tagged with health

Slovakia Deloitte Slovakia’s Chairman, Vladimir Masar, talks about the transferability of his financial banking experience to the consultancy sector, the country’s attractiveness to foreign investment and the current state of its healthcare system. Given your extensive experience of the public and private sectors, could you tell our global executive readers about…

Switzerland Sintetica, Switzlerland’s longtime leader in local anesthesia and pain relief with development efforts in neuromodulation, started an ambitious internationalization strategy in 2011. CEO Augusto Mitidieri discusses the company’s expansion progress and highlights areas of unmet medical need around anesthetics. What are the most significant unmet medical needs in the realm…

Mexico This chart gives an insight into the phenomenal importance of the pharmaceutical industry to Mexico, in terms of both monetary value and employment created. Public, private, and out of pocket healthcare coverage in Mexico. The growth of the Mexican pharma industry by patented, generic and OTC segments. API Manufacturing compared…

Mexico Due to economic necessity, the Mexican government is attempting to slash annual spending; an act that could have serious consequences on the country’s ability to provide its citizens with healthcare. Here, representatives of government, associations, social security institutions, and private companies impart their expertise on how best to navigate these…

Singapore DB Schenker’s director of healthcare in Asia Pacific, Sugantha Natarajan describes the company’s presence across the region, while emphasizing the crucial need for localized solutions in specialized healthcare logistics. She also explains the company’s pivotal role in enhancing their clients’ value chains and elaborates on how industry players are able…

Philippines Alvin So, Bayer Consumer Health Country Division Head, discusses Bayer’s commitment in Consumer Health in the Philippines. He also discusses his vision for the future, including expanding the product portfolio in the country and continuing to be the partner of choice for the Filipino population. When you assumed the position…

Luxembourg In an exclusive interview, Romain Schneider, Minister of Social Security for Luxembourg, on the successes of the Luxembourgish social security system, areas for improvement, and Luxembourg’s positioning within Europe. You were appointed Minister of Social Security nearly three years ago now, in December 2013. What have been the main changes…

Philippines Key executives and industry leaders convened in September in Manila to discuss the dynamic and evolving healthcare industry in the Philippines, and how QuintilesIMS’ expanding technological portfolio of services will best allow companies to drive their momentum in the future. Technology is also impacting other sectors in the country, including…

Singapore Paul Bruhn, Regional Business Head Asia, Oceania, MEA of Nestlé Health Science in Singapore, elaborates on the intricacies of these diverse regions and the strategic importance of Singapore as a hub for the region. You manage the AOA region out of Singapore, could you elaborate on what this region encompasses…

Mexico Mario Sturion, the recently appointed general manager of Janssen Mexico, assesses the specific challenges and opportunities of the Mexican health system and explains how a customized market access approach has been critical to Janssen’s success in a country noteworthy for the complexity of its public health system. You took over…

Singapore Newly-appointed President & CEO of GE Healthcare ASEAN, Myra Eskes, shares the key lessons of her recent appointment, strategizing according to the diversity of the ASEAN region, and also elaborates on how the company’s unique concept of “healthy imagination” offers a value-proposition to the region. As a newly appointed President…

Luxembourg In an exclusive interview, Luxembourg’s dedicated Minister for Health provides a passionate insight into how the country is developing an improved and integrated healthcare system with patients at the very centre of their efforts.   We could play a bigger role in the industry by becoming an innovative hub for…