The Structural Changes Required To Build Resilient Diagnostics and Healthcare Systems in Africa with Dr Allan Pamba

Episode #168 with Dr Allan Pamba, Executive Vice President at Roche Diagnostics. Dr Allan Pamba is a global health leader and seasoned executive at the forefront of transforming healthcare systems through innovation, access, and sustainability. As Executive Vice President at Roche Diagnostics, the world’s largest biotech company and a global pioneer in personalised healthcare, he brings decades of experience bridging the worlds of science, policy, and development to improve lives across Africa and beyond.

In this episode, we dive into the urgent call for Africa to rethink its healthcare financing strategy, particularly around diagnostics amid shifting global policies and the threat of reduced foreign aid. With just five years left to meet the Abuja Declaration’s 15% health budget commitment, Dr Pamba offers sharp insight into what it will take for African nations to move from dependency to self-reliance.

What We Discuss With Dr Allan

• Why do diagnostics, despite influencing 70% of clinical decisions, receive only 2% of healthcare funding in Africa?
• The potential impact of U.S. foreign policy shifts, including a possible return of the Global Gag Rule.
• How Africa can leverage economies of scale, pooled procurement, and regional collaboration to lower the cost of diagnostics.
• Ways African governments can create more attractive environments for private sector investment in diagnostics and healthcare infrastructure.
• Innovative financing models, public-private partnerships, and redefining government’s role in health delivery.

Did you miss my previous episode where I discuss Why the West Isn’t Always Best: How Afro-Optimism Can Redefine African Success? Make sure to check it out!

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