Ireland Tony O’Brien, Director General of the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE), highlights the reforms instituted in the past few years, key challenges faced, his thoughts on the sustainability of the Irish healthcare system, and his commitment to making it fit for the needs of its patients. The Health Service Executive…
Siemens VP Mesoamerica at Siemens Healthineers, Alejandro Paolini, explains the crucial role of prevention capabilities in increasing patients’ probability of recovery and lowering treatment costs in Mexico. Further, he explains how the new name “Healthineers” truly reflects the company’s engineering and healthcare expertise, enabling healthcare providers to enhance patient outcomes. When…
Switzerland Jean-Daniel Gerber, chairman of the board at SIFEM, explains why job creation should be the focus of DFIs (Development Finance Institutions) such as SIFEM; how ESG, environmental, social and governance issues, are key to a successful investment, and why we should focus on illnesses that are most prevalent in the…
Healthcare The benefits of economic growth in the Philippines are slowly starting to trickle down to the poorest in society via a more inclusive and affordable healthcare system. Access to healthcare information is also improving, allowing Filipinos to better understand their health. “Better informed patients make better patients.” Noel Lantin, Medicomm Pacific You…
Philippines Beaver Tamesis, Managing Director at MSD Philippines, discusses the company’s impressive growth in recent years as well as their expanding portfolio. Additionally, he discusses his work to foster engagement and motivation throughout the MSD affiliate in the country. When we first met you in 2013 you were only a few…
Ireland As a major innovative hub for (bio)pharma innovation, Ireland should be a place where innovative medicines are adopted quickly within the local healthcare system. IPHA director Oliver O’Connor explains the significance of the new 2016 IPHA agreement in contributing to a sustainable Irish healthcare budget and the delivery of innovative…
Health Pascal Strupler of the Federal Office of Public Health discusses the intricacies of the Swiss healthcare system, highlighting the importance of the NCD in health prevention, strategies for cost reduction, and his support for open dialogue between healthcare stakeholders in order to provide the public with an accessible and efficient…
Health Raúl Riquelme Cacho, president of the health commission of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers of the United Mexican States (CONCAMIN), reveals the recent alignment of CONCAMIN, which stands as the most important industry organization of Mexico, with the main pharmaceutical associations, and discusses the cross-sector objectives that unite these stakeholders:…
Medtech Fernando Oliveros, VP of Medtronic Mexico, explains how the global medical devices leader wants to leverage Covidien’s integration to improve health outcomes in Mexico. By taking advantage of an innovative product portfolio, the potential of their services portfolio and closely partnering with public stakeholders, Medtronic is ready to become a…
Healthcare Noel Lantin, President of Medicomm Pacific, discusses the company’s evolution from providing medical publishing information exclusively to healthcare professionals to now patients, pharmaceutical companies and others across the value chain. He also discusses the company’s innovative website, as well as future mobile application plans, and how they are tools to…
Pharma President of K8 Global and Senior Advisor to McKinsey, Jean-Luc Butel, explains the major healthcare trends impacting the Asia Pacific region and stresses the need for companies to disrupt current business models in order to effectively tackle the region’s growing burden of unmet needs. You have held several positions in…
Health This chart shows the varying levels of health literacy in Europe. Health literacy is a serious issue in Hungary where 19% of the population have ‘inadequate’ knowledge and 33% are rated as ‘problematic.’ Click here to read more articles and interviews from Hungary
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