Austerity leads to healthcare cuts in Portugal
When PharmaBoardroom came to Portugal in 2007, price cuts, payment delays and changes to the health system with each successive government were but the first indications for the pharmaceutical…
Patrick is the managing editor of PharmaBoardroom, writing and editing stories on all things healthcare and the life sciences. The holder of a Master's Degree in International Relations, Patrick has contributed to over 40 country reports and is a fluent Mandarin speaker.
When PharmaBoardroom came to Portugal in 2007, price cuts, payment delays and changes to the health system with each successive government were but the first indications for the pharmaceutical…
Canada operates a single-payer healthcare system in which the majority of services are provided by private entities, which are paid for at the provincial level. The Canada Health Act…
Between Portugal’s two main distribution channels of hospitals and pharmacies, hospitals have suffered in particular. As the pharmaceutical industry’s largest customer, it has been critical for government to work with…
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President Santos appointed economist Alejandro Gaviria as the new Minister of Health and Social Protection in September 2012. Gaviria’s priority has been to create health reform that would introduce…
Under the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia is focusing on bolstering the commercial sector. Thanks to the ratification of free trade agreements with 14 countries around the…
“The government’s vision has always been for indigenous companies to develop from the expertise brought in by FDI—and we are seeing that happening now.” Joe Costello, Minister for Trade &…
What makes Ireland attractive for FDI? As the former general manager of Genzyme’s Waterford site, Pat O’Sullivan explains that a longstanding 12.5% corporate tax rate (that isn’t going anywhere)…
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