Breakthrough and lifesaving innovations in global health like new vaccines or treatments for widespread diseases are exciting. But after the innovation is unleashed, often the hardest part remains: how to get these life-saving products and insights into adoption in places with the greatest need. Global and national regulations, a vast array of national and private health systems, insufficient medical staff or training, and often tough terrain can all stand between a patient and a cure. We’ll hear how global health leaders are attacking these problems creatively.
Session Description
Time & Location
Time:
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 BSTLocation:
Nelson Mandela Lecture Theatre
Speakers
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SpeakerExecutive Director, Institut Pasteur, BanguiProfessor Yap Boum II is Executive Director of the Institute Pasteur of Bangui in Central Africa Republic. He has implemented studies on TB, malaria, Ebola, COVID-19 and teaches Public in several Universities in Africa. He was the Chief of Operations of COVID-19 response in Cameroon. He serves on…
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ModeratorCEO and Co-Founder, Global Health CorpsBarbara Bush is CEO and co-founder of Global Health Corps (GHC), which mobilizes a global community of young leaders to build the movement for health equity. GHC was founded in 2009 by six twentysomethings who were challenged by Peter Piot at the aids2031 Young Leaders Summit to engage…
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SpeakerDirector, Ariadne LabsAtul Gawande MD, MPH is a surgeon, professor, writer, and public health researcher. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and is professor…
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SpeakerUnknown, IndividualSteve Davis is Senior Strategic Advisor and Interim Director, China Country Office, for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He also serves as co-chair of the World Health Organization’s Digital Health Technical Advisory Group, is a…
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SpeakerVice President/Executive Dean for Health Sciences, University of LiberiaDr. Bernice T. Dahn is the Vice President/ Executive Dean for Health Sciences at the University of Liberia (UL). She served as the Minister of Health for the Republic of Liberia from 2015-2018. For almost nine years prior, Dr. Dahn served as the Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Medical Officer (CMO)…
