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Algeria Nadia Oka-Bousbia of bioMérieux Algeria discusses the affiliate’s important role within Algeria’s fight against infectious diseases and the training of health managers, difficulties surrounding import restrictions, and the company’s constantly-evolving strategy for the future.   These are exciting times for bioMérieux locally. We understand that earlier this year, your global…

Algeria Radwa Terbeche, general manager of Amgen in Algeria discusses the potential for biosimilars in Algeria and the company’s role in developing a local clinical research infrastructure.   What has been your journey to becoming country manager of Amgen Algeria? By education I am a pharmacist specialized in industry. After graduating,…

Algeria Karim Harchaoui, country manager of Novartis Algeria, explains the rationale behind the recent restructuring of the Algerian affiliate, the evolution of the company’s local manufacturing footprint, and the strategic importance of Algeria to Novartis within the Africa and Middle East region.   Novartis has undergone an extensive restructuring of the…

Algeria Essam Farouk, President of MS Pharma provides insights on the success of its local manufacturing operations in Algeria, and the country’s potential to become an export hub. What recent changes have taken place within the MS Pharma group? We are planning expansions both inside and outside the Middle East and…

Algeria President of the Health Commission at the Algerian Senate, Louisa Chachoua explores recent changes in Algeria’s healthcare sector, the potential of the new drug agency, and Algeria’s capacity to become a flagship health system for the region. A lot of things have changed since our last encounter, there is a…

Algeria Malika Benmouffok, Algeria country manager of Tabuk Pharmaceuticals, explains the Saudi company’s story in Algeria, its partnership strategy and the disruptiveness of recent import restrictions. Can you start by introducing Tabuk and Tabuk’s story here in Algeria? We arrived in Algeria in 1997 with imports only. Then Tabuk partnered with…

Algeria Head of the Algerian National Laboratory for the Control of Pharmaceutical Products (LNCPP), an institution he helped found in 1995, Abdelaziz Gharbi describes the LNCPP’s journey, his great motivation to see international collaboration grow, and the role that Algeria can play in a context of regional influence. Last year saw…

Algeria Loic Galmard discusses the opportunities and challenges of setting up local production in Algeria, and the best strategies to increase market access and create a dialogue with the regulatory authorities. What are your first impressions of the local market in the 10 months that you have been here so far?…

Algeria Amine Sekhri, country manager for Roche Algeria discusses the potential for personalized precision medicine in Algeria and Roche’s important position within the Algerian market Could you please start by introducing yourself to our readers? This is actually my first role as a country manager. I am a physician, started my…

Algeria Professor Kamel Bouzid, president of the Algerian Society of Medical Oncology, provides an insight into the efforts to fight against cancer in Algeria. Could you please give us an overview of the cancer prevalence in Algeria? In Algeria, 75 percent of cancers are metastasized cancers, and only 25 percent are…

Algeria Reda El Baki, president of the French-Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIAF), wishes to build on the link that for long has united France and Algeria. He underlines recent improvements in regulation and expresses his hope that more French SMEs will come south of the Mediterranean, while also highlighting…

Algeria Prof. Messaoud Zitouni, head of the Algerian National Cancer Plan, highlights the Plan’s main advancements since 2015 as well as the gaps to still address. Three years after the launch of the Cancer Plan, what is the current status on achievements? Initially laid out as a five-year plan, two now…