Generics Kenneth Y Hartigan-Go, Acting Director General of the Food and Drug Administration Philippines (FDA) discusses the current state of regulations processes, strategies that the FDA are applying to the major challenges being presented, and further elaborates on the affect that the universal healthcare would have on the Filipino market. One…
Philippines The three graphs below give a look into the performance of the Philippines healthcare industry, based upon a few key indicators: healthcare expenditure, a breakdown of total healthcare spending in recent years, and the evolution of the number of hospital beds per 1,000 patients. The first chart shows the breakdown…
Array Jeffrey Williams, Assistant Vice President of Cognizant Philippines, talks about the high rate of Filipino nurses being outsourced to the US and other countries, the recent acquisition of the Medicall by Cognizant, and what the future growth plans look like for the company’s next five years. Mr. Williams, you…
Generics Earl Stanley Perez, General Manager of Meyerf Philippines, explains the importance of focusing on a few niches to succeed in a growing in a competitive market such as the Philippines, stressing the need for local companies to raise brand awareness and not only target the private sector but partner with…
Generics Al Z. Castro, General Manager of IMS Health Philippines, speaks about the ongoing challenges of bringing about awareness and acceptance of generics medicine to the local population, how this will affect IMS Health, and what their strategy is going forward over the next five years. IMS Health has previously classified…
Generics Ibrahim Monchito, Deputy Executive Director of the Department of Science and Technology ICT Office stresses the need to bring higher value to the HIM industry as a means to protect the local industry and help companies grow. He further elaborates on a government point of view of the actions taken…
MNCs Pedro Miranda Jr., General Manager of Pacific Healthcare Philippines, talks about the decision to join Pacific Healthcare in the Philippines, how the company’s diversification strategy has evolved over the past two years, and what’s in store for the company in terms of new principals and partnerships in the next five…
Medical Devices J. De Ruyter ‘Toto’ C Oroceo, President & General Manager of Delex Pharma International, talks about the company’s efforts at making pharmaceutical products in the Philippines more affordable to all levels of society, not just the upper class, and further discusses the motivation for the switch from medical devices to…
Generics Executive Director, Teodoro B. Padilla, and Reiner W. Gloor, Adviser of Pharmaceutical & Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) argue that certain government initiatives, like discounted prices for senior citizens and students without financing them, put a perilous amount of pressure on the sector, and the necessity of raising awareness…
OEP Philippines Mr. Chang, can you please give an overview of the establishment of OEP Philippines and the company’s current activities here? OEP Philippines started by acquiring the operations of Elan Pharma Phils, an Irish company. In 2003, when Elan Pharma decided to dispose of their subsidiary in the Philippines, Mr. Peter…
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