HFI welcomes new Advisory Board members
HFI is truly honored to welcome four new Technical Advisory Members, who together bring decades of unparalleled experience across digital health, venture capital and private equity, global health design and implementation, and biotechnology and biopharma, and more.
- Nawal Roy, Founder & CEO of Holmusk
- Diana Silimperi, Visiting Professor of the Practice of Global Health at Duke’s Global Health Institute
- Stuart Bennett, CEO of Al Sharq Healthcare
- Michael Moradi, General Partner, Hexagon Regenerative Medicine Fund and CEO, Sensulin
To read more about our advisory board members, please click here.
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HFI Country Programs
Over the past month, HFI has made extensive progress on scoping in Nigeria and Cambodia. Using information gathered from stakeholder consultations and desktop research, HFI’s Country Programs synthesized the financial, epidemiological, economic, and business landscapes in each country; identified existing chronic disease treatment platforms, and highlighted partnership opportunities in efforts to understand what kind of investable products could be introduced in each country.
Recruitment efforts are still underway in Tanzania, Jordan, and Mexico. The Country Programs team is continuing its search for ambassadors to assist with scoping efforts in the aforementioned countries. If you are interested in these roles or are interested in finding ways to collaborate, please reach out at info@healthfinanceinstitute.org.
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HFI team continues to grow
In last month’s newsletter, we announced the expansion of our team. This month, we continue to welcome new team members.
Debbie Peters has joined HFI as its Director of Innovative Finance, bringing decades of pharmacy, business, finance and investment experience across government, industry, and academia. HFI welcomes Janani Jayesh and Urooj Amir to our internship program.
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HFI Book Club and Recognizing Juneteenth
In efforts to remain connected while working remotely, the HFI team has put together a book club. The group gets together every other week to engage in riveting discussions on selected readings.
In light of the current social climate in the United States, members of the book club selected White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo for the group’s inaugural gathering. The group has discussed tangible ways that learnings from the book can be applied both within the organization and by the individuals that comprise HFI.
Last month, HFI recognized Juneteenth by having each team member spend an hour educating themselves on racism and the history of Juneteenth. Topics studied by staff members included racism as a public health issue, the history of institutionalized racism, and the history of slavery and civil rights in the United States.
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Resources
- WHO newsletter May 20, 2020. Sign up to subscribe here.
- NCD Alliance, COVID-19 Resources Relevant to NCDs
- World Economic Forum, World vs. Virus podcast
- PIH Webinar Series, Sign-up here.
- COVID-19 Tracking Project
- World Health Organization (WHO), “COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for non-communicable diseases"
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Are you at higher risk”.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “People with asthma and COVID-19”.
- National Cancer Institute (NCI), “Coronavirus: What people with cancer should know”.
- Resolve to Save Lives, “Novel Coronavirus, a priority for the NCD community too”.
- American Diabetes Association, “How coronavirus impacts people with diabetes”.
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Events
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SwitchPoint 2020, 17-18 September 2020, Saxapahaw, NC, organized by IntraHealth International
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The International Social and Behavior Change Communication Summit, 19-23 October 2020, Marrakech, Morocco
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Micronutrient Forum 5th Global Conference, 8-13 November 2020, Bangkok, Thailand, organized by Micronutrient Forum
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2020 ESO-WSO Conference, 7-9 November 2020, organized by European Stroke Organisation and World Stroke Organization
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Geneva Health Forum, 16-18 November 2020, Geneva, Switzerland, organized by Geneva Health Forum
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Thank you for your interest in HFI!
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Over the last month, members of the HFI team have been featured on various media outlets, including PBS, Indus News, and DW News to share expert opinion on the US withdrawal of support from WHO, maternal and child health in the age of COVID, and other topics. In early July, HFI's CEO, Dr. Andrea Feigl, appeared on DW News to discuss coronavirus leadership in the US, treatments and vaccines, and the path forward from a public health perspective.
