Tagged with HEalth

Belgium Belgian Former Minister of Social Affairs, Public Health and Asylum & Migration Maggie de Block outlines some of the key reforms her Ministry has rolled out since she took office in 2014 and the urgent changes to Belgian healthcare that still need to take place.   Along with the Netherlands,…

Romania László Attila, president of the Committee of Public Health of Romania, highlights the Committee’s efforts to mitigate the detrimental effects of Romania’s looming demographic crisis and medical “brain-drain”. Furthermore, he evaluates the country’s success in increasing the healthcare budget and emphasizes the importance of stable legislation.   Romania has the…

Belgium Françoise Smets, dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain), introduces the innovation and research capacity of the institution as the top-ranking French-speaking university in Belgium. Smets goes on to give her assessment of the Belgian academic landscape and shares the importance of the…

Mexico Rafael Gual Cosío, director general of the Cámara Nacional de la Industria Farmacéutica (CANIFARMA), the umbrella industry association for the healthcare sector in Mexico, shares his perspectives on the complex situation in the Mexican healthcare landscape today; the importance of positive and open working relationships between the public and private…

Czech Republic Among the seven insurance funds in the Czech Republic, VZP is the largest with six million clients and the widest network of health service providers. David Šmehlík, the organisation’s deputy director, discusses its new focus on creating a patient-centric healthcare system based on quality and accessibility, the government’s primary care…

Opinion Brendan Shaw outlines the long road still to travel to meet the UN Sustainable Development goal of ensuring basic healthcare financing for every citizen in the world by 2030 and the vital role that the private sector must play in attempting to meet this challenge.   The majority of developing…

Mexico The election of populist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) on 1 July 2018 heralded a new era of hope and optimism for Mexicans. In the first 13 months of his term, he has made full use of his popularity. With enviable approval ratings consistently exceeding 60 percent, he has…

UAE The Dubai Health Authority, the government body responsible for overseeing Dubai’s health system, is working full speed as the 2021 mark laid by the Dubai Health Strategy 2021 approaches. Director General HE Humaid Al Qutami, explains how the organization is working to provide the highest quality of medical care to…

Romania State hospitals in Bucharest are increasingly overloaded with patients due to a lack of resources and specialists. This pressure is amplified by the fact that many Romanians turn to emergency services for even minor conditions. To rectify this situation, the Romanian state recently passed an emergency ordinance which allows private…

China Eurasia Group’s Aditya Bhattacharji examines the unfolding coronavirus outbreak, the prospects for China’s political and economic stability, and how healthcare firms should think about the path forward. China appears to be ground zero for a public health experiment with no recent analogues. The situation—in terms of social and economic dislocation—deteriorates…

Romania The Romanian Association of the Self-Care Industry (RASCI) was established in 2016 as the “voice” of the Romanian consumer healthcare industry. Diana Mereu, CEO of RASCI, discusses the association’s mission, the impact of Romania’s political volatility on the industry, the future impact of digitalization on the self-care market, and the…

UAE Growing incidence of lifestyle-related diseases, coupled with high drug prices, are driving up healthcare costs at astounding rates in the Middle East and North Africa, with experts urging preventative measures to reverse the trend.   Healthcare costs in the Gulf region are expected to rise at a greater rate than…