Roche Pharma Vietnam celebrates 30th anniversary

The event also saw the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Health, Roche Pharma Vietnam, and Silvia Barceleiro, head of Egypt, Morocco, Vietnam, Indonesia for Roche Pharma International.

"It is a great pleasure to host this anniversary celebration. 30 years of Roche Pharma in Vietnam is an important milestone. During my career, I have had the opportunity to witness how passionate this company is about making the world a better place for everyone," said Thomas Gass, Ambassador of Switzerland to Vietnam.

Founded in Switzerland in 1896 as a manufacturer of branded medicines, Roche has grown into the world’s largest biotechnology company and the global leader in in-vitro diagnostics. Roche’s pharmaceutical branch has been present in Vietnam since the establishment of its representative office in 1994. In 2021, Roche was converted into a wholly owned company, underscoring its long-term commitment to Vietnam’s healthcare industry.

Over the past three decades, Roche Pharma Vietnam has worked with the healthcare system in caring for, protecting, and improving health. Through various partnerships, hundreds of training, coaching, and capacity-building programmes have been implemented for more than a thousand healthcare professionals. Information from awareness-raising initiatives about diseases, early diagnosis, and effective treatment has also reached tens of millions of people.

Lennor Carrillo, general director of Roche Pharma Vietnam, said, "We are extremely proud of our contributions to the transformation and development of Vietnam and the healthcare industry in particular. 30 years is an important milestone that reaffirms Roche’s commitment to quickly bringing effective solutions to better meet patient's treatment demand. We hope to continue to join forces to address the growing challenges for the industry."

Over the past few years, Roche Pharma Vietnam has made consistent efforts to implement patient and community support schemes. Roche’s Patient Support Programmes have reached over 1,500 people, with a value believed to be over VND290 billion ($11.78 million). The Roche Children's Walk, which is contributed by Roche Pharma Vietnam’s employees, has also supported 1,500 disadvantaged children and young patients in Vietnam.

In addition to the treatment areas of strength like oncology and haematology, Roche is set to launch the world's leading advanced technologies in ophthalmology later this year to resolve the growing challenges in this field in Vietnam.

Roche's decade-long commitment to improving women's health in Vietnam For Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Vietnamese Women's Day, Lennor Carrillo, general director of Roche Pharma Vietnam spoke with VIR's Thanh Van on Roche's 10 years of partnership for a healthier future for women, focusing on breast cancer care and raising awareness through free screenings and informative programmes.

Roche commitment to improving women’s cancer care Lennor Carrillo, general director of Roche Pharma Vietnam, and Dr. Qadeer Raza, general manager of Roche Vietnam (Diagnostics), spoke with VIR's Thanh Van about the latest report of women's cancer and reiterated their commitment to women’s cancer care with their combined strength of diagnostics and pharmaceuticals.

Bright Future Fund and Roche launch 2023 breast cancer awareness campaign On October 19, the Bright Future Fund, in collaboration with Roche Pharma Vietnam, celebrated the kick-off event for "Joining hands for the women I love" campaign 2023 to raise awareness about breast cancer and improve women’s health.