Tagged with Indonesia

Indonesia Saanjay Shamdasany, Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy at Baxter and Head of the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Committee at American Chamber of Commerce Indonesia, explains the importance of the collaboration between international healthcare companies and the national government to enhance the Indonesian healthcare system. Mr. Sanjaay, could you…

Indonesia Suryo Suwignjo, President Director at Philips Indonesia, highlights the strong commitment and contribution of Philips to the development of the Indonesian healthcare system and how medical education is a crucial element in bringing high quality care to Indonesian citizens. Mr. Suryo, you were appointed as President Director in April 2014.…

Indonesia Darodjatun Sanusi, Executive Director of GP Farmasi (National Association of Local Companies in Indonesia), explains the opportunities and challenges that his members are facing as well as the future directions that the industry should take to further enhance its capabilities and continue its growth. As Executive Director of GP Farmasi,…

Indonesia Rufi Susanto, President (Core Market) and Senior Managing Director IDS Medical Systems (idsMED), highlights the company’s commitment to Indonesia and believes that idsMED’s employees, in combination with continuous investment in their education, are key to making the company succeed. Mr. Susanto, you hold two management roles within idsMED, being the…

Indonesia Steven Lee, country lead at Siemens Healthineers Indonesia, expands on the strategic change that the company is undergoing in order to fully capture the potential of the Indonesian public and private market. In 2015, Siemens made its healthcare unit an independent organization and just a year ago changed its name…

Indonesia Honesti Basyir, president director at Kimia Farma, explains the transition towards digitalization in the healthcare industry and his plans to take Kimia Farma from the top six to the top three in the Indonesian pharmaceutical industry by 2019. Mr. Honesti, you were appointed president director of Kimia Farma in April…

Indonesia Jonathan Sudharta, member of the the Board of Directors at Mensa Group, shares insights on the vertical integration strategy of Mensa to offer an end-to-end solution as well as shows how the new investment in Halodoc – a disruptive healthcare mobile application – will help the group to be closer…

Indonesia Airlangga Hartarto, Indonesia’s minister of industry, explains the Ministry’s commitment to talent pool development, economic capital availability, and technology implementation within the national industrial landscape. Furthermore, he highlights the role of the governmental institution to create a positive ecosystem between the public and private stakeholders playing a role in the…

Indonesia Prof. Dr. dr. Fachmi Idris, M.Kes, president director at BPJS Kesehatan explains the evolution of the Universal Healthcare coverage program of Indonesia (JKN-KIS), the challenges inherent in its implementation, and the Indonesian government’s commitment to overcoming them. Dr. Fachmi, can you briefly introduce the main activities and responsibilities of BPJS…

Indonesia Christian Eberle, president director at APL, explains the challenges and opportunities within the Indonesian healthcare distribution arena as well as the company’s strategy to bring more high-quality medicines to patients over the next two years. After over two years as CEO of APL, could you provide us with an overview…

Indonesia Djonny Hartono Tjahyadi, president director at Enseval, explains the challenges and opportunities within the Indonesian healthcare logistics and distribution arena and his vision to ensure that the company obtains a sustainable double-digit growth level. Can you briefly introduce Enseval’s main activities and responsibilities? “Enseval is the largest distributor in Indonesia…

Indonesia Wiwy Sasongko, MD at QuintilesIMS Indonesia, describes his efforts to continuously improve the services provided to his clients and explains the revolution that the universal healthcare coverage program in Indonesia (JKN) is creating in the domestic healthcare industry. The merger of Quintiles and IMS was completed in October 2016. How…