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Litha Healthcare Group Limited Mr Kahanovitz, Focus Reports came to South Africa in 2005 to produce a similar report on the South African pharmaceutical industry. Could you come back for us on the main milestones in the company’s development since then? In 2005 and 2006, we were in essence a vaccines company called Litha…

Bayer Healthcare South Africa Since we interviewed you in 2005, there have been many changes in the market, from consolidation, an increasing generic penetration, to new healthcare reforms… How have you integrated these changes in the company’s development, and to what extent does Bayer’s recent development reflect the market changes? The first change has…

China Medical University Healthcare System Many key figures from the pharmaceutical industry have told us that the hospitals in Taiwan are the keystone to the country’s healthcare industry: the hospitals provide a very important service linking the latest innovations from pharmaceutical companies to the people, and helping encourage growth and innovation. I’d like to start…

Ministry of Health (Republic of Serbia) Priorities and plans of the Ministry of Health If we entered an election year with a major reform plan, we would not succeed in putting such proposals into parliamentary procedure. Therefore, our aim is to adhere to the Action Plan of the Ministry of Health for 2011 which has been…

IMS Health Brazil We know the raw data already in the Brazilian market and the number changes since our last visit in 2007 – but how would you interpret these changes into a coherent story explaining the evolution since that time in the country’s pharmaceutical history? The one major factor influencing country growth…

BESINS HEALTHCARE Brazil Besins finally arrived in Brazil in 2010. In addition to introducing the company to the market, would you also elaborate on the strategic motivation behind this decision? Besins Healthcare is a pharmaceutical company specialized in the development and worldwide diffusion of innovative drugs and food supplements for the well-being of…

PHAREX HealthCorp Mr. Agana, you have been in Pharex HealthCorp for more than twenty years. Can you give to our readers an overview of Pharex and what have been the main achievements of the company that you are most proud of? Pharex is actually short for Pharmaceutical Excellence, which is something we…

IMS Health Turkey Before we start with the interview I noticed that previously you were in charge of other regions aside from turkey. Is that still the case? If not why did IMS decide to separate Turkey from these regions ? Every third or fourth year, according to the growth of each country…

IMS Health Chile IMS was recently acquired by two investment funds, how has this affected the operations of the company and what changes did it bring in the Chilean context? So far, the acquisition has been beneficial for our Chilean operations. We expect bigger transformations to take place starting January 1st 2011, and…

China MSD China’s Michel Vounastos gives his initial impressions of the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Chinese healthcare market, and highlights how MSD’s offerings are able to address specific gaps in the country. You just arrived in China in February. The country managers we’ve met have all been here for…

Array Liam Condon, Managing Director of Bayer Healthcare China discusses the  government’s recent announcements regarding its much-anticipated healthcare reform plan, the future benefits of investing in rural healthcare, and the company’s main ambitions in China over the next five years.         It has been a rollercoaster four years…

Alliance Healthcare Russia You took over this organization just three months ago, having previously headed businesses in industries as diverse as retail, food, and automobiles. What drew you to Alliance Healthcare Russia? Do you find similarities between this job and your previous positions? When I decided to leave my former position, I decided…