NCDs / UAE: Making Strides Against Lifestyle Diseases
The UAE’s rapid economic growth over the last half-century has been accompanied by a surge in lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Both public and private organizations are now…
Generics / UAE Pharma’s First Steps into North America
LIFEPharma, a subsidiary of UAE-based VPS Healthcare, has signed a Dh 200 million (USD 55 million) deal with Canada’s Apotex to produce 120 million generic tablets and medicines for Motor…
Talent / The Middle East: Stepping Stone to Global Leadership
PharmaBoardroom highlights three pharma executives whose experience in the Middle East has served to propel them into global leadership positions. The Middle East and North Africa region is comprised…
Middle East / 3 Regulatory Trends Impacting UAE Healthcare
We look at three of the most important regulatory trends in UAE healthcare and the impact they stand to have on pharma multinationals, local firms, service providers, and patients. …
Investment / Four Top US Investments in UAE Healthcare
The UAE is putting a greater emphasis on healthcare than ever before as part of its ‘Vision 2021’ model. With the aim of being “flexible in adopting new economic models…
Diabetes / Countering Algeria’s Diabetes Epidemic, With Pharmacists?
Yacine Sellam examines how pharmacists in Algeria can follow the lead of their US counterparts and play a greater role in patients’ diabetes management. Noncommunicable diseases are a growing…
Drug Shortage / European Solutions to Algeria’s Medicine Supply Shortages
Yacine Sellam, president of the Algerian Society for Regulatory Affairs & Pharmacoeconomics, looks at how European countries such as France and Belgium have countered medicine supply shortages and how Algeria…
IP / Striking the Access/Innovation Balance in Egyptian Healthcare
As Egypt rolls out Universal Health Insurance with the aim of achieving full coverage between 2030 and 2035, the domestic pharmaceutical market stands to see significant long-term shifts. As self-medication…
Medtech / GE Healthcare Egypt: Reimagining Care Provision
Amro Kandil, managing director Northeast Africa for GE Healthcare, outlines how his affiliate has grown to be the partner of choice for the Egyptian government as it seeks to improve…
Company Profile / Sanofi Egypt: In It for the Long Haul
As one of the longest-standing multinational companies in Egypt, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi aims to plays a major role in ensuring access to innovative pharmaceuticals for the Egyptian population through…
CEO Profile / Egypt's First Mover in Nutraceuticals
Dr Mohsen Shalaby of Nerhadou International explains how he built Egypt’s leading mineral supplement and nutraceuticals company from scratch within 25 years, highlighting innovative solutions and the company’s aspirations to…
Report / New Egypt Pharma Report July 2019 Out Now
In our latest Healthcare & Life Sciences Review, we look at Egypt. With a swathe of economic reforms in the pipeline, including the launch of the Universal Healthcare Act, which…