Editor's Note

Streamlining Pharmaceutical Distribution

The pharmaceuticals wholesale and distribution market in Asia is traversing an exponential growth curve due to increasing demand for pharmaceutical products. The demand for pharmaceuticals has surged multifold because of the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer in the region. Moreover, the expansion of e-commerce in Asia is giving a further boost to the market growth. In this special issue, we have focused on this niche market. The cover story of this issue features Sawa Group. Established in 2004, Sawa Group is ranked amongst the top three pharmaceutical distributors in the Iraqi market. The firm’s know-how and long years of expertise in the health and pharmaceutical sectors have helped the firm bag an average sales of around 180 Million USD and an impressive market share of 7 percent of the total Iraq Pharma market...  >>More