Pharmaniaga APPL Tender: 2017



Pharmaniaga Bhd plans to launch more products as it anticipates the industry to perform better this year.

Managing director Datuk Farshila Emran said: “Despite the global economic challenges last year, we still did well in 2016 and expect to do better this year.” Pharmaniaga is looking forward to launch more products for cardiovascular, oncology and vaccines as well as its over-the-counter (OTC) products this year.

The company currently has about 430 ethical drugs and OTC products.

Pharmaniaga would be expanding its logistics and distribution business by offering its services to more multinational pharmaceutical companies.

“So, for this year, our capital expenditure is expected to be slightly higher at RM60mil compared with over RM50mil last year,” she said at a briefing on Pharmaniaga’s concession business with the government to facilitate e-Tender exercise for 2017-2019 tender process cycle.

Pharmaniaga is expected to receive about 1,500 tender submissions within the next two days from various potential pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical vendors for products listed in the Approved Product Purchase List (APPL) required by the Health Ministry.

As part of its concession agreement with the ministry, Pharmaniaga is required to facilitate the e-Tender exercise for the 2017-2019 tender process cycle.

“APPL e-Tender is not a new exercise. We have undertaken similar exercises every three years, the last one was in 2013. It is aimed at providing a business avenue for the pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical vendors to supply products required by the government,” explained Farshila.

As the concession holder, Pharmaniaga has got the consent from the government to carry out the APPL e-Tender procedure. However, the company is not involved in the evaluation and selection stage, which will be managed solely by the government.

“Every step of this exercise, whether via online or offline, will be scrutinised and supervised closely by the officers from the ministry and an external auditor to ensure that it is secured and conducted with integrity and transparent manner,” she added.

 /theSTAR 25-01-2017


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"Performance Driven Reward" Compensation Package



Performance-driven reward systems will become a norm in workplaces as employers are forced to “rework their compensation packages” to attract and engage with their employees.
This is because salary increases fell by 0.4% to 5.2% last year, according to the 2016 Total Compensation Measurement Survey by Aon Hewitt.
Although the GDP grew at a steady 4.2%, the CPI was 1.8% higher in November last year compared with the figures for the same month in 2015, it said.
“The decline in salary increases translates to real wages diminishing for the Malaysian workforce.
“As a result, employers are pressured to rework their compensation packages to engage their talent more effectively,” said Aon Hewitt, a global talent, retirement, and health solutions business of Aon plc in a statement yesterday.
The survey, which measures how organisations are addressing projected salary budgets, variable pay, and cost-saving initiatives, was based on findings collected from 232 employers nationwide.
The salary trend for fresh graduates, however, remained optimistic as local employers are expected to continue “paying a premium” for jobs in high-tech and engineering related fields.
Fresh graduates in the field of engineering, research and development, and project management were offered the highest starting salaries – over RM3,500 a month – while fresh graduates in high-tech industries are paid 27% more than those in property and construction.
“Throughout the nation, more than half of the fresh graduates entering employment earned less than RM2,500 per month,” it said.
Fresh graduates, although inexperienced, are “digital natives” and that contributed to relevant skills needed in today’s market.

/theSTAR 25-01-2017
 
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Dengue Cases, 2016: Reduction of 16.1% or 19,479 cases over 2015



There was a significant drop in the number of dengue fever cases in Malaysia with deaths down by almost a third despite an increase in neighbouring countries.
The total number of cases for last year, 2016 was 101,357 compared with 120,836 for 2015, a reduction of 16.1% or 19,479 cases, way past the 5% annual reduction targeted while the number of deaths fell by a third.
While dengue fever took another six lives in the last week of last year, the total number of deaths for the year was 237 compared with 336 deaths in 2015, a 29.5% drop or 99 cases fewer, the National Crisis Preparedness Res­ponse Cen­­tre (CPRC) posted on Facebook on Tuesday.
In fact, it managed to reduce dengue cases despite Singapore, Laos and Vietnam expe­riencing an increase, according to the Malaysian Health Ministry.
The last time Malaysia experienced a drop was in 2011. In 2010, a total of 46,171 cases were recorded and in 2011, the numbers were down to 19,884. However, it had been on an upward trend since then, until last year.
Health Director General, Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the Ministry was pleased that it managed to control the dengue situation much better compared to pre­vious years.
“But we certainly can do better and will work with all stakeholders to achieve better results this year, 2017 and beyond,” he said.
Based on the Strategic Planning for Dengue Prevention and Control for 2015 to 2020, the Ministry’s target is 5% dengue cases reduction annually.
Despite the reduction, Dr Noor Hisham warned that the dengue situation was unpredictable due to factors such as environmental cleanliness, climate change, community behaviour of littering, vector behaviour, virus and increased population mobility. 
“Dengue cases are closely associated with environmental cleanliness and Aedes mosquito population,” he said.
 /theSTAR 06-01-2017

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