Hechmi Louzir, general manager of the Institut Pasteur in Tunis (IPT), details the crucial role that the IPT plays in the development of the Tunisian health sector, his wide-ranging responsibilities as general manager, the increasing importance of building new partnerships between the private and public sectors, and the Institute's ambition to accelerate the development of biotechnology in Tunisia.
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"Tunisia has been a pioneer in the generalization of its population’s vaccination coverage. Not all vaccines are necessarily part of the national plan, but these plans have allowed the eradication of many diseases within a few decades"
