Healthcare Excellence Indaba Agenda

Prof Edward Kunonga, Strategic Advisor- Global Health, Newcastle, United Kingdom

As African health systems face growing pressure from changing disease burdens, constrained resources and increasing expectations around access and quality, how can policy ambition be translated into stronger healthcare delivery?

Discussion points

• Strengthening health systems while improving access, quality and affordability
• Building stronger procurement, diagnostics and disease-surveillance capabilities
• Using technology, clinical expertise and knowledge-sharing to close capacity gaps
• Where government, academia and industry can collaborate more effectively

Moderator: 

• Prof Edward Kunonga

Speakers:

• Khadija Jamaloodien, Chief Director: Health Products Procurement, National Health Insurance, National Department of Health, South Africa
• Prof Nazir Ismail, Executive Director, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, South Africa
• Dr Farouk Dako, Director, Botswana-UPenn Partnership; Associate Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Botswana
• Lynda Decker, President, Western Private Sector Healthcare Federation, Ghana
• Dr Dawit Moges, President, Ethiopian Employers Federation; Secretary General, Confederation of IGAD Employers, Ethiopia

• Gerhard Hope, Principal, Africa Research and Advisory, Global Health Stratalogues, Johannesburg, South Africa

Lindokuhle Makhubu, Digital Health and Healthcare IT, Siemens Healthineers, Johannesburg, South Africa

Moderator:

• Prof Sipho Dlamini, Associate Professor - Infectious Diseases, University of Cape Town & Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Panelists:

• Dr Taz Emeran-Thomas, Founder & CEO, Khaya-Doc, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

• Dr Gontse Moutloatse, Medical Research Scientist, Regulatory Affairs & Health Products Leader, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), Johannesburg, South Africa
• Mphako Ratlabyana, Manager - Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Management Pre-Registration Unit, South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), Johannesburg, South Africa