Take advantage of the opportunity to join a seminar exploring the current state of health systems in low and middle-income countries, focusing on Africa. Learn more about social structures, economic trends, and demographic developments that affect health systems.
- How can access to healthcare and treatments be improved in Africa?
- What are low- and middle-income countries' demographic and economic trends?
- What challenges must be overcome to ensure equitable healthcare for underserved populations?
- Why do life science and healthcare organisations need to understand Africa's development?
Speakers:
Ola Rosling, President & Co-Founder of the Gapminder Foundation, will present eye-opening facts about the world that challenge common perceptions.
Stefan Swartling Peterson, Professor of Global Health at Karolinska Institutet, currently based at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Stefan will offer insights into Africa's health situation and share his extensive experience in developing healthcare.
You can engage directly with Ola and Stefan during the Q&A session.
Part of the Access to Medicine Hackathon: Stockholm Science City Foundation hosts this seminar in collaboration with The Park. The seminar is part of the Access to Medicine Hackathon program, coinciding with the World Economic Forum in Davos. Organised by Hack for Earth, MIT, Partners for Patients NGO, and the Pan-African Parliament, the Hackathon aims to foster innovative solutions to improve healthcare access in Africa. Read more at https://hackforearth.com/current-hackathon/
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The number of participants is limited. Register no later than January 14 (to attend onsite at The Park), or January 20 (to attend online via live stream).
The seminar is being conducted as part of the Health Data Sweden (HDS) project, which works to support small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector in digitalizing health data.
