Loading…
← Back to schedule
Ushering in a New Era of Africa Healthcare
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBD
Component Type: Forum
Level: Advanced

Crossing 1.5 billion population in 2024, Africa's demographic boom is urging new models of development and innovation. In this fireside chat, four pioneers (from leading U.S. medical centers to Top 10 pharma to big-name philanthropies) will share their ground-breaking journey in advancing Africa healthcare and R&D capabilities, and ambitious plans ahead. The panelists will be joined by DIA's incoming and past Board Chairs to help unlock our community's collective energy and creativity on this worthy front and explore win-win collaborations.

Learning Objectives

Develop an understanding for the significant social progress and momentum in world's fastest growing continent, as well as implications for healthcare development, patient needs and opportunities, and life science innovations. Reflect upon the vision, achievements, lessons learned, and future goals shared by this cross-section of global and on-the-ground change makers. Seek common interest areas, find ways to work together, and spread the good word.

Chair

Rachel Zhang, MA, MBA

Speaker

Panelist
Huwaida Bulhan, MD

Panelist
Tariro Makadzange, MD, PhD

Panelist
Katherine Van Loon

Panelist
Rebecca A. Vermeulen, RPh

Panelist
David Mukanga, PhD, MPH


Speakers
avatar for Rachel Zhang

Rachel Zhang

Chair-Elect, Drug Information Association, United States
Rachel has over two decades of healthcare consulting and life science management experiences. Formerly a partner in McKinsey & Company’s New York Office, Rachel oversaw the design and delivery of corporate and R&D transformation programs, working with leading pharmaceutical companies... Read More →
HB

Huwaida Bulhan

Senior Clinical Research Operations Lead Area Africa, Roche Kenya Limited, Kenya
TM

Tariro Makadzange

Executive Director, Founder, Zimbabwe Clinical Research Center, United States
avatar for David Mukanga

David Mukanga

Deputy Director, Africa Regulatory Systems, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, United States
Dr. David Mukanga is Deputy Director Africa Regulatory Systems at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he leads the foundation’s Africa regulatory systems optimization portfolio, and the linkage between regulatory systems and health care services. In this role, David supports... Read More →
KV

Katherine Van Loon

Director, Global Cancer Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
Monday June 16, 2025 2:15pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBD Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Allen Y. Lew Place, NW Washington, DC 20001-3614 USA
  13: Spotlight, Forum

Sign up or log in to save this to your schedule, view media, leave feedback and see who's attending!

Tweet Share
Share Modal

Share this link via

Or copy link