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Building Resilient Healthcare Systems

Localising health supply chains in the Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Pakistan & Afghanistan

Monday February 26 | 07:30 - 08:20 EST | Webinar

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Senior Industry Leaders Will Share Their Insights

Healthcare systems in the Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Pakistan & Afghanistan are facing major challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted global health supply chain weaknesses and the region's lack of local manufacturing capabilities. Addressing many of the issues encountered - including medicine and equipment shortages, a dearth of infrastructure and resources, storage and manufacturing capabilities, untrained personnel, and weak procurement practices - provides an unprecedented opportunity to modernise existing health systems and strengthen the region’s ability to prevent, prepare and respond to future health emergencies including new pandemics and health-related vulnerabilities linked to climate change and natural disasters.

This webinar discussion, hosted by the Financial Times and IFC, explored the challenges, opportunities for localising health supplies and production in Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Pakistan & Afghanistan (MCT) and identify concrete areas for action to increase resilience across the healthcare systems of the MCT region.

World-Class Business Leaders and Speakers

Hela Cheikhrouhou

Regional Vice President, Middle East, Central Asia, Türkiye, Afghanistan, and Pakistan

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Bassam Kanaan

Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and M&A

Hikma Pharmaceuticals

Sara Saeed Khurram

Co-founder and CEO

Sehat Kahani

Zeynep Kantur Ozenci

Global Sector Manager - Global Head of Health

International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group

Michael Peel

Science Editor

Financial Times

Manufacturing

Is there a long-term business case for regional manufacturing of medical supplies and what is the right business model?

Investment framework

How can policy makers in the region foster an enabling environment conducive to the growth of regional manufacturing? Could we see regional champions emerge on the global stage?

Healthcare

What is the role for health tech and what conditions need to be met to foster the digitization of healthcare systems in the region?

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