AHIA was thrilled to participate in a World Economic Forum side-conference on Accelerating Global Health Equity in Davos, Switzerland January 2024. Some of AHIA's strategic partners, including Dr. Nhlanhla Msomi, the Director of Innovation and Commercialization at the University of KwaZulu-Natal and the Executive Director of AfricaBio.the Robert Karanja Villgro (Nairobi, Kenya), and and Dheepak Mahorajh, UVU Bio (Cape Town, South Africa).
During the 3-day conference, we along with an international group of other speakers and participants, discussed a range of topics, including: the growing role of AI in global health; the need to re-think how innovation happens in the global south, how to support the fast-growing entrepreneurial ecosystems in LMICs, and how to increase access to medications and treatments for those that most need them.
We want to thank Mimi Choon-Quinones, of the Partners for Patients organization (www.pfp.ngo), as well as the exceptional staff and leadership from Acquis Consulting (ww.acquisconsulting.com), that organized the meeting. We look forward to working with both organizations on the many exciting initiatives that came out of the Davos conference.
Dr. Karanja (left), Mr. Maharajh (2nd from left), & Dr. Msomi (4th from left). Dr. Schroeder (right) moderating the panel on Innovation in Africa at World Economic Forum side-conference, Davos, Jan 2024
