Joe Hamel is the Director of Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for Innovation and Industrial Base Expansion (IBx) for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He received his BA in molecular biology from Colgate University and his MS in biotechnology from John Hopkins University. Prior to joining the ASPR, Hamel worked as a …
Chancellor Dinesh Shukla Builds Medical Universities in Africa
Chancellor Dinesh Shukla of the American International University and his team have been educating medical professionals from eighteen countries in their state-of-the-art medical university campus in West Africa for the past eleven years. They’ve graduated several hundred medical professionals certified on the American curriculum who are all working in clinics and hospitals today, a challenge he says that has been …
Gen. John Bartrum Combines Innovation with Strategy to Solve Huge Public Health Challenges
Brig. Gen. John Bartrum has had a long and illustrious history as a senior executive in the corporate world and the US Federal Government as well as the Air Force Reserve working from a leadership mind to find solutions to some of the most challenging problems we find in today’s world. One space where he has developed sought-after expertise is …
Fill Your Mind with Namara – Interview with Dr. Susan Vosloo on Congenital Heart Surgery
Today we have Dr. Susan Vosloo who is such iconic person and I had the honor of interviewing her. We will learn much about cardiology and career paths. Enjoy the interview. Sharing Dr. Vosloo’s biography: Dr. Vosloo’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-vosloo-45500143 Namara Lwansa is a young student from Tanzania whose speaking and writing talents have already started carving a leadership path …
Feature: Rare Disease Patient Advocate Brianna Greenspan Shares the Action That Brings Hope
Brianna Greenspan is a natural connector and problem solver. But, what she is first is a patient with a disease that no one could name during her childhood. From her youngest memory, Brianna has been fighting different symptoms that were debilitating and painful. Her bones were jumping out of joint without provocation, hugs might leave her with a rash, and …
Her Majesty Princess Kunda of Zambia Targets Wellness Needs Through The Healing Tree of Nations
Her Majesty, Princess Kunda is an attorney, former judge in Zambia, and current life coach through Hadassah Global also headquartered in Zambia. She has taken her legal and justice experience to the social enterprise sector to help those at risk of ending up in the corrections system who really just need mental and emotional help. She shares information and the …
Dr. David Ajibade Uses Nutraceuticals to Effectively Treat Sickle Cell Anemia in Nigerian Youth
While in the United States sourcing funds for his government-approved study, Dr. David Ajibade, Executive Director of the Brain and Body Foundation of Nigeria, sat down for a conversation with Frontrunners Innovate Publisher, Mary Kurek, to talk about the study and how his work with nutraceuticals is impacting youth with sickle cell anemia. The study is an important first step …
Women’s Global Health Innovations Provides Menstrual, Sexual, and Reproductive Health Solutions for Women in Need
Leisa Hirtz is the Founder and Director of the Women’s Global Health Innovations organization out of Canada. She is working to ensure that girls and women in countries without proper sanitary products for menstrual, sexual, and reproductive health, to get what they need and that the solution is as affordable and sustainable as possible. The antibacterial befree menstrual cup is …
Marissa Fayer – HERHealthEQ
Marissa Fayer is the founder and CEO of HERHealthEQ – an organization that provides recycled medical equipment to marginalized areas of the world to improve women’s health. In this interview with Publisher, Mary Kurek, Marissa talks about how started HERHealthEQ and what the work entails. She shares stories on how she’s accomplishing this mission involving projects in countries like Vietnam, …
Abby Stern of HITLAB’s Women’s Health Tech Initiative on Assisting Femtech Growth
Abby Stern has been working with the Women’s Health Tech Initiative at HITLAB since the inception of the project and has provided leadership in seeing it through to current development. The mission is simply to provide support to femtech founders and leaders through education, fund challenges, research, data, and coaching. In this interview, Abby talks with Publisher, Mary Kurek, about …