DKSH Brings Roche's Diabetes Digital Health Solutions to Laos

DKSH partners with Roche Diabetes Care to provide Lao patients with innovative medical devices for diabetes management. The agreement follows the Business Unit's strategy of growing its medical device business and to drive into higher value segments and services.

Media release

Vientiane, Laos, August 25, 2021 – DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, Asia's leading partner for healthcare companies seeking to grow their business in Asia and beyond, and Roche Diabetes Care will expand their collaboration with the aim of bringing Accu-Chek digital health solutions to hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across Laos.

Roche Diabetes Care and DKSH have been partnering in Laos since 2015. The extended partnership in the market will assist Roche Diabetes Care in providing cutting-edge medical devices to more healthcare professionals and people with diabetes to proactively manage their condition. DKSH will offer Roche Diabetes Care full-agency services, including registration, marketing and sales, redressing and physical distribution.

Thet Htun Oo, Head of Roche Diabetes Care of Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, said: “Our vision at Roche Diabetes Care is to help people with diabetes everywhere in the world think less about their daily diabetes routine so they can experience true relief, day and night. This partnership will help people with diabetes in Laos to have better access to high-quality, innovative medical devices. With DKSH's leading marketing and sales competencies supported by regulatory affairs and logistics platforms, as well as its commitment to international quality standards and corporate compliance, we trust in DKSH's capabilities in helping us turn our vision into reality in Laos.”

John Clare, Vice President, Healthcare, DKSH Thailand & Indochina (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos), said: “We are proud to serve Roche Diabetes Care in marketing and sales as well as logistics and distribution. With a broad reach across our pharmacy and medical channels, from hospitals and clinics to pharmacies, we are committed to driving expansion for Accu-Chek products in Laos. While we drive growth across the market, Roche Diabetes Care can focus on its core competencies – discovery and development of new products – to bring new solutions to those in need.”

For further information, please contact:

DKSH Business Unit Healthcare

Sheena Flannery

Director, Group Communications

Phone +66 2 220 9739

sheena.flannery@dksh.com