Tagged with HE

MOH Cesar Amaro, director general of Digemid, highlights the evolution of Peru’s recently-established regulatory agency while taking into account the challenges surrounding the institution on a daily basis, like approval times, counterfeit drugs, and adapting to modernity. What are the main priorities of Digemid today? I have been running Digemid since 2014. Our…

medical devices Philips aims at becoming the leading provider of solutions across the full ‘continuum of care’. The general manager of the healthcare division in Mexico explains how the company has made customer service, education, software and integrated solutions the strategic pillars to find innovative ways to deliver healthcare. What are the…

MOH Turkey’s former minister of health explains how he is working to pass on his experience and knowledge to the next generation of health policy makers around the world, and discusses the current areas of focus for the Turkish healthcare system. Could you tell us a bit about how have you spent…

Roche Ralf Halbach discusses the impact of low health coverage in Morocco on Roche’s strategy, and the fact that the company chose Morocco as the country to locate its northwest Africa management center.   You have been the head of Roche’s northwest Africa management center , as well as the general…

generics At Valeant each region has a unique mix of prescription brands, branded generics and OTC products. The general manager for Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Andean region discusses the company’s objectives for Spanish speaking Latin America and how it plans to leverage the recently acquired Bausch+Lomb business to…

R&D Andres Matesanz, general manager of ChemSwiss Mexico, shares his views on the Mexican API industry and its regulations as well as his personal ambitions for the company’s future.    You started the operations of ChemSwiss here in Mexico in January 2012. What mission did the headquarters entrust you with? The…

Siemens Siemens is the only company that covers the entire spectrum of diagnostics. The vice president of the healthcare division for Mesoamerica discusses the recent challenges the Mexican market has posed to med tech companies and its optimistic views for the coming years.     You were appointed VP Healthcare Mesoamerica…

ministry of health Walter Vigo, general coordinator of Parsalud, discusses the intertwining of traditional Andean methods of healthcare with more modern ones, and the organization’s commitment to helping mothers and newborns throughout Peru.   You are a medical doctor by profession – how did you come to lead Parsalud? I am a medical…

biotech As in human health, innovation is key in the animal health industry. The CEO and second generation at the head of Tornel presents the company’s most important milestones since its establishment back in 1976, how the Group started export operations to the Middle East as well as how it is collaborating…

universal healthcare Healthcare is one of the next items on President Peña Nieto’s busy agenda. The objective: moving Mexico towards universal healthcare coverage. The initiative was started at the beginning of 2000 by the previous government with the objective of ensuring in the long term that “any Mexican – employed or unemployed…

Boehringer Ingelheim Javier Castro came from Boehringer Ingelheim’s headquarters to run the Peruvian affiliate in January 2015, bringing with him a wealth of experience necessary to take the company to the next level. He discusses market access, reimbursement and new launches that BI plans to bring to Peru.   What are your…

MoH Dr. José Angel Cordova Villalobos shares his experience as former Minister of Health and illustrates how the unification of today’s fragmented healthcare system is the only way to provide effective healthcare to the Mexican population and how prevention is key to tackle the increasing challenges the country is facing due…