Princess (Dr.) Dato’ Seri Romona Murad is Malaysia’s Ambassador of International Peace Her Highness Princess (Dr) Dato’ Seri Romona Murad comes from an illustrious lineage that includes Alexander the Great and continues back to Isaac, the son of Abraham. Her royal bloodline, she says, is on her father’s side (through his father’s side) and is documented and archived at the …
13th Edition: Networking Connections Identified
As is our practice at The Introducer Magazine, a few days following the release of an edition, we point out who we see needs to be connecting with whom in the current and previous editions. Our goal: stir up meaningful connections and networking that leads to the expansion of impact. It’s that time, so here we go: Note: (When you …
Sonia Sachs is Creating an Intervention for Africa’s Community Health Workers
Sonia Sachs has been frustrated over several years of working in pediatrics and endocrinology as a public health specialist in Africa. But, she has been frustrated right into a solution. Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, MD, MPH is a pediatrician, an endocrinologist and public health specialist. She received a BA from Harvard University, an MD from the University of Maryland Medical School, …
Development impact: More Than Just Numbers
Development finance institution OFID mobilizes public, private and grant support, and engages in collective action, to maximize the impact of its development work By OFID Director-General Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) is a development finance institution set up in 1976 by OPEC member countries to support the socioeconomic progress of non-OPEC developing nations. We are …
Networking Opportunities Identified in The Introducer Edition on Health Tech
Welcome to what The Introducer does best – facilitate connection. For those who have been reading The Introducer for a while, you know that about a week after the edition goes live, we post the networking connections we see between those featured in the current edition (and we include some from previous editions where there’s a fit). So, for The …
Dr. David Armstrong – Health Tech Hero For Diabetics
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD Professor of Surgery and Director, Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) You are about to meet an extraordinary expert on Diabetes and a master of technology aimed at helping diabetics to save limbs. Dr. Armstrong is Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California. He …
Jacques Kpodonu on The Value of Health Tech
Stakeholder Series: The Value of Health Tech – Q & A With… Jacques Kpodonu, Faculty, Harvard Medical School and Cardiac Surgeon, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Center, US Jacques Kpodonu shares his viewpoints on the value of health tech. Jacques’ focus is on healthcare innovation, cardiac surgery, capacity building, and health systems innovation. You’ll find more of Jacques’ interests and accomplishments …
Yan Chow on The Value of Health Tech
Stakeholder Series: The Value of Health Tech Yan Chow, Medical Director, Digital Medicine, Translational Medicine, Amgen, US Yan Chow is a healthcare technology leader who we’ve asked to share his viewpoints on telehealth, innovations, data, and pharma. Currently, Yan’s expertise is being utilized at Amgen, the world’s largest independent biotechnology firm, with 20,000 employees, revenues of $23B, and a focus …
One To Watch: Tim Fitzpatrick (Health Tech)
Tim Fitzpatrick Co-Founder and CEO, IKONA Health, US Why This Focus of Impact: Tim Fitzpatrick is definitely “one to watch” in health tech over the next year. Tim co-founded IKONA Health because of his experiences as a VA patient while serving in the US Navy. After eighteen months filled with several back surgeries and hundreds of painful wound care treatments, …
Game Changer Kim Webber (Health Tech)
Dr. Kim Webber, Principal Consultant, Health Strategy Consulting, Australia Why This Focus of Impact: Kim Webber on Health Tech starts here: Kim is an independent consultant supporting organizations and governments to understand how digital health can support the way health care is delivered. She believes digital health can address many of the issues facing the health system and can support …