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Egypt While universal health insurance is the talk of the town in Egypt today, private healthcare groups – serving up to 40 percent of the population in both the insurance and out-of-pocket markets – still have an important role to play. This role covers both providing high quality care to their…

Egypt Neeraj Mishra of Alameda Healthcare, the largest private healthcare organisation in Egypt, outlines the organisation’s strategy for Egypt and Africa, how – as a provider of private hospitals – it fits into Egypt’s public healthcare transformation plans, as well as its work on digitalisation.   The opportunity is huge for…

Poland Some of the top stories emanating from Poland’s pharma industry, including Polish biotech Ryvu Therapeutics’ exclusive deal with Exelixis, the partnership between Polpharma and startup Pikralida on a promising epilepsy candidate and Adamed’s expansion of its laboratory facilities.   Exelixis and Ryvu Therapeutics Sign Agreement to Develop Novel STING Agonist-Based…

CEE Ingrid Šmerdová, General Manager of Adamed in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, shares her thoughts about the role their future product pipeline will have in continuing to build the company’s growth within the Czech generics market. Moreover, Šmerdová portrays Adamed’s family-oriented approach as a key differentiator within the pharmaceutical industry…

Spain Enrique Sánchez de León, president of Fundamed, discusses the role of the voice of the patients, and how they work alongside the General Patient Alliance to strengthen this voice. Furthermore, he highlights the importance of the Fundamed awards as a way to give back to those committed to the healthcare…

Japan Makoto Suematsu, president of the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), discusses AMED’s successful unification of Japan’s previously disparate systems for medical research funding; the strategic significance of the country’s strong footprint in regenerative medicine and rare diseases; and the organization’s internationalization strategy, propelled by the push to…

Ukraine Taras Velgosh, Adamed’s country manager in Ukraine, provides insights into the great results accomplished by the Ukrainian affiliate of this leading Polish pharmaceutical company despite the deep crisis that has recently affected the Ukrainian market. He also documents the innovative, service-oriented added value that he strives to bring into the…

Pharma Five days before the January 25th revolution of 2011, Rameda changed ownership and CEO Amr Morsy set out to turn-around the mismanaged business. Five years later, revenues are up 4.5 times and the company is building a position as a regional leader in the Middle Eastern nutraceuticals market. In 2011,…

Pharma Albert Denoon (AB) and Jeff Hampton (JH) illustrate how the Crossroads and Campbell Institutes, two non-profit organizations funded by Baroque Medical, are well positioned to address South Africa’s current gaps in medical training. They also depict the key success factors that have allowed the company to become the leading distributor…

Pharma The chairman of Egypt’s largest holding company for pharmaceutical manufacturers, ACDIMA, shares his vision for how Egyptian manufacturers can enhance their competitiveness in the coming years, and extend their activities further up the value chain into API production and R&D activities. How well prepared are Egyptian companies to compete in…

Pharma Egypt is at the ‘golden stage’ for investment, claims Boehringer Ingelheim country head Mohamed El-Sahhar, who explains how the company is expanding their organization in Egypt ahead of an expansion into diabetes and oncology.  Egypt’s international image is still heavily influenced by the political instability of 2011 to 2013; what…

Pharma Pharmed Healthcare is the only Egyptian company to hold a License from the innovator to produce generic sofosbuvir, but faces competition from at least ten different companies in the market. Given your experience in trying to combat the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is an epidemic in Egypt, what are some…