PATH [to 8 March 2014]

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PATH  [to 8 March 2014]

PATH named Katherine (Kate) Wilson to lead its Digital Health Solutions group.
She will “build on PATH’s work using innovative digital technologies to develop and improve health solutions worldwide. In addition, she will serve as a global thought leader on digital health and will establish, maintain, and build connections with stakeholders and partners around the world for PATH.” PATH said it Digital Health Solutions group “strengthens health system performance through the design and deployment of effective, scalable, and sustainable digital health solutions and by encouraging use of those systems to impact health.”

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“Less #Innovation, More Scale” is theme of new report from @DrFelixOlale & others including PATH’s @Mairal http://excelsior-group.com/EXG_Whitepape.pdf …
This paper examines the explosive growth in technology innovation in healthcare that is taking place in East Africa. The contents of this paper will be of interest to all stakeholders interested in advancing ac­cess to quality of care in resource constrained environments. It is based on the aggregation of data from Exelsior’s own work as well as research from other sources the Centre for Health Market Innovations; The World Health Organisations’ Compendium of New and Emerging Health Technologies; World Bank and IFC, and in­terviews with a series of experts from the private sector: donors, industry, academia, gov­ernment.

Expert insight panel:
–       Anurag Mairal, Ph.D. MBA. Program Leader for technology solutions, PATH.
–       Dr. Ayub Manya, e-health, Kenyan Ministry of Health.
–       Dr. Jay H Sanders, M.D. Former CEO of the Global Telemedicine Group.
–       Judy Njogu, Product Manager for Social Innovation, Safaricom.
–       Prof. Stephen Sammut, Senior Fellow, Health Care Management, Wharton School, Univer­sity of Pennsylvania.