Yacoub Haddad

Yacoub Haddad is a certified Pediatrician with a career both in the clinical and the pharmaceuticals sectors. Dr Haddad is currently the Director of Government Affairs for the MEAP region at Abbvie Biopharmaceuticals, and chairs PhRMAG, the Pharmaceutical Trade Association in the GCC. Between 1997 and 2013 Dr Haddad held many positions at MSD in the Middle East with increasing responsibilities both in the medical department and in management. Between 1982 and 1996 he practiced Pediatrics both in public and private hospitals in many countries in the Middle East region. Dr Haddad’s expertise is in Healthcare policies and Industrial policies in the Middle East. He is an invited speaker at many regional and international conferences on Healthcare financing, Intellectual Property, Counterfeit, and Pricing.