Fast-tracking equitable healthcare: unleashing the economic potential of healthy women through digital technologies

Wednesday, 17 January, 2024, 07:00-08:30 CET

The exciting technologies and innovations to support equitable healthcare are available now – but in a complex, multi-matrixed sector, we are not yet delivering them at scale so they can have full impact. This panel discussion aims to explore how leveraging digital technologies can expedite the achievement of equitable healthcare for women, with is essential to accelerate progress towards UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being).

Experts will discuss innovative digital solutions (such as Ultrasound apps and AI) and how these provide an opportunity to provide better point-of-care health access to women in the context of increased challenges posed by conflicts and climate change. This will include sharing insights on overcoming policy and financing barriers, distribution difficulty, and other challenges so that innovations can be scaled effectively towards realizing healthy communities and economies.

• 7:00 CET: walk in and light breakfast
• 7:15 – 8:15 CET: panel conversation and Q&A
• 8:15 CET: wrap up & event close

Moderated by Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief, Devex

With

Alaa Murabit, Director Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Shez Partovi, Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer, Philips

Neema Kaseje, Humanitarian Surgeon, Doctors without Borders

Michael Newsome, Global Partnerships Advisor, UNICEF

Dr. Andre Goy, Physician in Chief of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Oncology Service Line