Tagged with Healthcare

China Pierre Faury, co-President of the French Healthcare Alliance in China as well as vice-President of Sanofi China in charge of Commercial Excellence, shares the mandate of the French Healthcare Alliance and its objective to bring together French companies in China, in collaboration with the French Embassy, to support the development…

France Mathilde Lignot-Leloup, director of the French Social Security, provides a fascinating look into the French social system and speaks about its ongoing transformation. She elaborates on change management processes within the social security system, including the pension system while getting back to budget equilibrium expected for 2019 (a first in…

Spain Dr Juan Abarca Cidón, president of HM Hospitales, one of Spain’s leading private health groups, gives insight into the private health sector of the country, its relation to the public system, and the opportunities that exist to interact. Dr Abarca goes on to discuss the R&D capabilities of the group…

Spain Dr Antonio Alarco gives his insider take on the future of Spanish healthcare, personalized medicine, and the areas in which Spain needs to improve.   Innovation is the best investment; there will never be a real change without popular scientific divulgation With Mariano Rajoy of the People’s Party (PP) stepping…

Algeria Mehdi Ferdjioui, GM for North West Africa at GE Healthcare explains the importance of his region to the global group and how GE’s innovative medtech solutions plug into helping solve some of Algeria’s most pressing healthcare needs.   Part of our success is due to the GE group’s deep-rooted ties…

Turkey Yelda Ulu Colin, general manager of GE Healthcare in Turkey, offers her insider take on the country’s city hospitals project, highlighting the strengths of the Turkish PPP model and ultimately offering her view on the state of the Turkish medical devices industry as a whole.   Turkey is an important…

Spain Carlos Rus Palacios, general secretary of the Alliance of Spanish Private Healthcare (ASPE), the association of private hospitals and private health centers in Spain, delivers his message on the importance of the private sector within Spain’s healthcare system and the shift in mindset that must be realized by health stakeholders…

Spain Luis Campo, CEO of GE Healthcare Spain & Portugal, discusses the opportunities and challenges inherent in the Spanish healthcare system and the ways in which GE is collaborating with authorities to bring innovative solutions to Spanish patients.   GE Healthcare is pioneering the concept of a hospital Command Centre, learning…

France Jean-Luc Belingard, president of FEFIS (Fédération Française des Industries de Santé – French Federation of the Health Industry), explains his role following up on the implementation of the CSIS (Conseil stratégique des industries de santé – Strategic council of the healthcare industry) and speaks out about the competitiveness of the…

UK The two Big Pharma giants today announced the merger between their consumer healthcare businesses, with the joint venture (JV) set to become the global market leader in over-the-counter (OTC) products with a market share of 7.3 percent.   This move will see GSK effectively split into two separate businesses –…

Korea Yong-Ik Kim, president of Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS), provides an insight into the implementation of the upcoming MoonCare reforms, the government’s strategy to ensure the expansion of coverage is achieved sustainably, and the task of balancing affordable drug prices and encouraging innovation.   What are the main challenges…

Turkey The Minister of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Dr Fahrettin Koca, provides an overview of the current state of the Turkish healthcare ecosystem, highlighting its opportunities and challenges. He emphasises Turkey’s ambition to become a global leader in medical manufacturing as well as a popular target for health tourism.…