Jose Aranda da Silva, the first President of INFARMED and an expert on the Portuguese healthcare sector, comments on the successes of the sector since the crisis and how SiNATS (National System of Health Technology Assessment) is only the start. In addition, he stresses the importance of market access and highlights the evolution needed to harmonize market access at an international level.
What has been the impact of the recent growth of the economy on the healthcare sector in Portugal and how can the sector grow further?
"Portugal is of the few countries not investing enough into disease prevention."
