Tagged with Philippines

Philippines The election of maverick former mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte to the Filipino presidency in May 2016 represented a dramatic departure from politics as usual and raised interesting questions about future health policy in south East Asia’s second most populous country. “A human approach to development that leaves no citizen…

Philippines The Top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the Philippines by revenue. Unilab leads the way, followed by Pfizer and Abbot.

Philippines Basic Philippines country facts The Philippines is among the world’s fastest growing economies. The Philippines’ economic performance for 2016 was steady, with GDP up almost a whole percentage point on 2015. Most of the Philippines’ wealth is centred in the capital Manila, with other, more rural areas, significantly poorer. The…

Philippines Ravinder S. Singha, the Managing Director of Firmlink Pharma, discusses the unique business model they offer to their clients, their key success factors in entering new and sometimes challenging markets, as well as his views on the potential seen in many of the dynamic pharma markets around the world. He…

Philippines Jingle Garcia Diola, Executive Director at Firmlink Pharma, details the company’s value-added services and how they are positioning themselves as the business development partner of choice for large local and multinational companies looking to penetrate new markets. She also discusses her extensive career in the pharmaceutical industry as well as…

Philippines Javish Abichandani, Chief Executive Officer of AGlobal Care Inc. in the Philippines, outlines the company’s extensive product portfolio as well as their ambitions to bring more high-quality, affordable medications into the Philippines. He also discusses how the company is evolving to meet the demands of the dynamic pharmaceutical industry in…

Philippines Jose Augusto Pascual, President and CEO of PascualLab, sheds light on the company’s current footprint in the Philippines, as well as their ambitions to even further expand their manufacturing capabilities. He also discusses PascualLab’s efforts to be the partner of choice for companies looking to expand into the Philippines. To…

Philippines Cheryl Maley, General Manager of Novartis Philippines, discusses the company’s operations in the country, their growing portfolio of products as well as their impressive focus on research and development in the Philippines. She also discusses some of her key objectives and goals for her first country leadership role. As an…

Philippines Meneleo Hernandez, Jr., President of Multicare, describes Lupin Pharma’s Multicare operations in the Philippines and how their niche business unit strategy and strategic partnerships create a sustainable business model that is driving growth for the branded generics company. As the President of Multicare, could you provide an introduction to Lupin…

Philippines Ivan Alexi Arota, country manager of GE Healthcare Philippines, discusses the company’s extensive efforts to increase access to their innovative, affordable products throughout the country.  He also expands on the important role that partnerships, both with the government and other private companies, play in terms of growing the company as…

Philippines Bakhuti Shengelia, Director Healthcare Systems of Novartis International AG, expands on Novartis’ initiatives to increase access to healthcare in emerging markets as well as the importance of transitioning towards value-based healthcare systems to improve healthcare outcomes. He also discusses how emerging markets are able leverage the fact they have more…

Philippines Theresa Martinez, General Manager of Roche in the Philippines, defines the pillars of her five-year plan as twofold: lead broader and sustainable access to Roche medical innovations in the Philippines and create a great place to work. She elaborates on her goal of having an impact on the local healthcare…