Tagged with Morocco

Morocco The Moroccan National Social Security Fund (CNSS) has taken on a transformational mandate in recent years, spearheading the highly ambitious national campaign to expand universal health insurance to the entire Moroccan population. In a wide-ranging and in-depth conversation, CNSS Director General Hassan Boubrik lays out the scope and scale of…

Morocco A highly experienced stalwart of the North African pharma industry, Amine Sekhri today heads up AstraZeneca’s operations in Morocco. In his latest PharmaBoardroom conversation, Sekhri shares his delight at the positive healthcare transformations taking place across Morocco and Africa, gives his insight into the market access landscape for AstraZeneca’s most…

Morocco Last year, the USA surpassed France as Morocco’s largest source of foreign direct investment, and Morocco is the only country in Africa to boast a free trade agreement with the US. AmCham Morocco’s Rabia El Alama outlines some of the major trends underpinning the US-Morocco trading relationship, the weighting of…

Morocco Lamia Tazi, chairwoman of the board and CEO of Sothema and VP of the Moroccan Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry (FMIIP), walks us through the over 40-year-old family-owned Moroccan company’s heritage as well as some of its recent advances such as the launch of its own range of oncology treatments.…

Morocco Servier Morocco, with its robust portfolio of 15 products and a turnover of EUR 30 million, has forged a leading position in the local market. Managing Director Florent Darchez explains the affiliate’s goal to expand its oncology footprint while aligning with national coverage policies to broaden overall access to its…

Morocco Dr Rochdi Talib, President-Director General of Morocco’s leading private healthcare group, AKDITAL, on the impressive growth trajectory that brought it to a USD 100 million revenue milestone in 2022. He also discusses how the Group has extended its presence across the country and evolved along with Morocco’s improving healthcare landscape…

Morocco Younes Lamarti of Africa Global Logistics (AGL) explains the impact of the company’s recent acquisition by MSC, the world’s leading shipping line, how it is partnering on biopharmaceutical distribution and logistics projects across both Morocco and Africa, and some of the key supply chain trends at play in the country…

Morocco The COVID-19 pandemic exposed Africa’s dependence on overseas production as vaccines were quickly rolled out in other parts of the world while  African countries remained at the bottom of the list. The need to build capacity on the continent has been widely recognized, but few Western actors have yet made…

Morocco Fadela Benjelloun, executive director of LEMM, the association of multinational pharma companies in Morocco, looks back on the evolution of the Moroccan pharma market over the past three years, examines the access to innovation situation today, and the impact of the generational healthcare reform currently underway in the country.  …

Morocco MARBIO, a new vaccine manufacturing joint venture in Morocco, is the result of a partnership between the BAB banking consortium (Bank of Africa, Banque Centrale Populaire, and Attijariwafa Bank), Swedish CDMO Recipharm and the Mohammed VI Fund. Recipharm CEO Marc Funk and MARBIO General Manager Younès Hillali outline the scale…

Morocco Maphar, a 72-year mainstay of the Moroccan pharma industry with both production and distribution arms, has achieved considerable success in recent years, expanding its international network to now reach over 42 big-name partners. General Manager Pierre Labbé outlines the significant footprint of the company – part of the CFAO Group…

Morocco Pfizer’s relationship with the North African Kingdom of Morocco dates back 57 years, and the US pharma giant is the only major multinational with a manufacturing presence in the country. The firm recently strengthened its commitment to Morocco – a nation of 37 million people which boasts Africa’s only free…