Hong Kong Haematological oncologist Dr Raymond Liang, gives his take on the adoption and challenges of CAR-T therapy in Hong Kong, the necessity of collaboration with mainland China for patient referrals and clinical trials, and the evolution of both Hong Kong’s hospital and regulatory infrastructure, which point to a brighter future for…
India Director of the oldest and largest cancer centre in India, the Tata Memorial Hospital, C S Pramesh also heads up the National Cancer Grid (NCG), a nationwide network of over 300 cancer centres and research institutions. He outlines the pioneering research-based work of the Tata Memorial Hospital and explains the…
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…
France The latest news from French healthcare and pharma, including an update on the hospital crisis; MaaT Pharma and Skyepharma’s new cGMP microbiome facility; Sanofi’s offloading of central nervous system drugs to Pharmanovia and Servier’s EUR 120 million investment in its largest global site located in France. Hospital crisis: at…
France In the French government’s recent cabinet reshuffle, prime minister Elisabeth Borne’s former chief of staff, Aurélien Rousseau was appointed as the new minister of health. Rousseau, having piloted the Île-de-France Regional Health Agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, is more than familiar with both the French healthcare system and dealing with…
UAE Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi ranks as the UAE’s best hospital, in the top 150 globally, and recently opened a new comprehensive state-of-the-art cancer centre. CEO Dr Jorge A. Guzman outlines how the hospital’s focus on providing complex, quality, patient-centric care is a key differentiator, its role in raising standards of…
UAE Burjeel Hospital is one of Abu Dhabi’s leading private healthcare facilities, and – as CEO Omer Abdel Rahman explains – is at the forefront of pushing forward medical innovation and excellence in the UAE. He outlines how continuous government investment and collaboration is driving the country’s healthcare to new heights,…
Belgium Karel van de Sompel of GIBBIS – the pluralistic federation of the public and private social-profit healthcare sector within the Brussels area – outlines the scope and aims of the organisation, the learnings from his near-four decades at Pfizer that can be applied in this new role, and some of…
UAE An overview of the evolution of healthcare infrastructure, professionals, and spending in Dubai. Taken from the Dubai Health Authority’s Investment Guide 2023, the below charts show the rapid growth of the healthcare ecosystem in the Emirate and hint at its future prospects for further development. made with Visme Infographic…
Greece Longstanding J&J Greece Managing Director Theodore Liakopoulos looks back on the progress that Greek healthcare has made in the past four years, thanks in no small part to the commitment of the multinational medtech industry. Liakopoulos highlights the importance of establishing a centralised procurement authority for the sustainability of Greek…
Egypt Building on a stellar career in pharma and medtech both in Egypt and internationally, Ahmed Ezz El-Din now serves as CEO of Cleopatra Hospitals Group, Egypt’s largest private hospital provider. Dr Ezz El-Din explains why implementing an organisational and management structure based on that of the pharma industry helps Cleopatra…
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…
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