When Hanan Sboul, secretary general of the Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, was appointed to take over as chair of the International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association for 2020, she was clear on the global off-patent industry body’s priorities.
IGBA Builds On Partnership With WHO
Collaborating On Widening Access And Promoting Uptake
In the first in a series of exclusive interviews, IGBA chair Hanan Sboul talks about the international off-patent industry association’s collaboration with the WHO and how it is expected to develop in future.
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