Cancer is a global health crisis, with increasing incidence and mortality rates in low and middle- income countries, particularly in
Accelerating cancer care, health innovation and research in Africa.
A wealth of knowledgeable and experienced Global Healthcare Manufacturers will be networked to the engaging audience through one on one and face to face interactive platforms with healthcare professionals and decision-makers to do business, exchange ideas and learn about the latest technology in the industry.
The Rwanda Global Healthcare Summit, with delegates is the biggest healthcare event & platform for all the companies to gain visibility in the growing African Healthcare, Pharmaceutical & Medical Devices market. To achieve business growth targets, Business to Business sessions will be conducted, where Business owners & Decision Makers get time to give short presentations on what their esteemed organizations are doing or have achieved. This will create synergies for most of the Business registered for the sessions. Sponsorship makes your brand accessible & visible to the opinion makers, potential buyers & customers.
It’s the best place for product launch, networking, workable business deals & winning more customers under one roof.
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Founding President and CEO of Med Aditus International
Dr. Thakker is Founding President and CEO of Med Aditus International, a nonprofit corporation that he launched in December of 2019 to improve availability of affordable and quality medicines to underserved populations in sub-Saharan Africa.
He is Professor Emeritus at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as a Distinguished Professor and administrator for nearly 24 years. Before retiring from the University on September 30, 2019, he served as interim dean of the School and interim director of the Eshelman Institute for Innovation (2017-2019), as associate dean for Global Engagement and Entrepreneurial Development (EDGE) (2009-2016), and as associate dean for Research and Graduate Education (1998-2008).
Prior to joining UNC in 1996, Dr. Thakker spent (i) eight years at Glaxo Inc. where he was director of
Drug Metabolism Department, (ii) four years at the Center for Biologics, FDA, and (iii) eight years at
the National Institutes of Health. He obtained Bachelor of Pharmacy from Bombay University, India,
M.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Columbia University, New York, and Ph.D. in Biochemistry
from the University of Kansas at Lawrence.
• Inventor of the Year Award, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Distinguished Alumnus (Academic) Award, Institute of Chemical Technology (previously UDCT -
University Department of Chemical Technology), Mumbai, India.
• Sato Memorial Award, the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
• Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
• Med Aditus International (nonprofit) (founder)
• Qualyst (co-founder)
• Sphaera Pharma (co-founder)
• Analytical Solutions Inc (Advisor)
• Tergus Pharma (Advisor)
• Med Aditus International
• Sphaera Pharma - USA
• Chesson Labs
• MBF Therapeutics
• Qualyst (previously ADMETech) (previous)
• Tergus Pharma (previous)
Scientific Advisory Boards
• Sphaera Pharma (current)
• Qualyst (previously ADMETech)
• Scios - J & J (Drug Development Advisory Board)
• Oread (Science & Technology Advisory Board)
• Navicyte
General Manager of Zipline Rwanda
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Physics from Hendrix College and An MBA in Leadership and Organizational Development from Oklahoma Christian University.
Shami previously worked on the introduction and implementation of a ln NFC-based payment solution in Kigali, Yaounde Cameroon, and the rest of the intercity destinations in Rwanda. Shami also worked in a start-up that establishes water mini-grids for rural communities in Rwanda.
He is Tech, Logistics & Space Industries enthusiast; He loves hiking, audiobooks, and road trips; and he is fascinated by the future of Health and Education in Africa.
Advisor and Executive Director- Rwanda Global Healthcare Summit
Dr. Islam is an Associate Professor and Director of the MPH Program at the Institute of Public and Preventive Health and the Department of Population Health Sciences, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA. Dr. Islam is a leading researcher in Patient-Centered Outcomes in Cancer and Infectious Diseases. He is particularly interested in clinical epidemiology, including early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and disease outcomes in resource-limited populations of the world. He has been published extensively as the first author and co-author of over 50 papers in highly regarded, peer-reviewed journals. He frequently speaks at national and international conferences in the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
African Public Health Personality, Epidemiologist, HIV/AIDS, Tropical Medicine and Public Health specialist
Pierre K. M’Pelé MD, MPH, PhD is an African Public Health Personality, Epidemiologist, HIV/AIDS, Tropical Medicine and Public Health specialist. Former WHO Country Representative in Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Benin and Ethiopia. Member [FC] of the National Academy of Medicine of France elected in April 2021. Colonel Doctor® and Associate Professor of Public Health. Ambassador for Mercy Ships in Africa since 2016, an international NGO that uses ships to provide free surgeries in Africa.
M’Pelé obtained his medical doctorate in 1982 and received several post-doctoral degrees including degrees in Epidemiology (MPH 1986), Tropical Medicine, Nutrition, Leprology and Public Health (PhD, 1994) from the University of Paris, France and leadership for health at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
M’Pelé has been, since the beginning of the HIV pandemic, a pioneer and advocate in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa and a human rights activist for the People Living with HIV. Former UNAIDS Regional Director for West and Central Africa from 2000 – 2004 and UNAIDS Country Coordinator for Nigeria from 2004 - 2007.
M’Pelé has held several positions and made significant contributions to the field of Public Health at the regional and international levels. Founder and Honorary President of the Society for AIDS in Africa. Member of the International Presidential Advisory Panel on AIDS of the President of the Republic of South Africa Thabo M’Beki (2007).
M’Pelé has received several scientific awards and recognitions from Ethiopia, France, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Congo and Benin. He got the 1988 Noury Lemarré Award from the French Society of Exotic Pathology for ‘Best young researcher of the year’. Author and co-author of several books, more than 140 scholarly articles, and scientific papers.
He published his first autobiography in 2019 titled ‘An African Doctor’s path: From the beginning to the end of AIDS epidemic in Africa’
In 2022, M’Pelé headed the Scientific Steering Committee of the Baseline Assessment on Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia Care Challenges in 601 district hospitals in 32 countries from the Sub-Saharan African Region. Under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Senegal and the President of the Africa Union. He has been the main facilitator of the Dakar Declaration on access to equitable, affordable, and quality Surgical, Obstetric and Anesthesia Care by 2030 in Africa and its Regional Actions Plan 2022-2030 endorsed at the first leg by the Heads of States of Cameroon, Congo, Comoros, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal.
Cancer is a global health crisis, with increasing incidence and mortality rates in low and middle- income countries, particularly in
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