health equity
On Pioneering Cancer Research Across Africa - A Conversation with Dr. Yaw Bediako
Narratives of Purpose concludes its sixth season with an insightful conversation featuring Dr. Yaw Bediako, the CEO and co-founder of Yemaachi Biotech, a pioneering company focused on genomic cancer research in Africa. The discussion hosted by Claire Murigande delves into Yaw's journey from academi...
On Unlocking Women's Brain Health - Women's Health Series with Ann-Marie de Lange
In this new episode of 'Narratives of Purpose', Ann-Marie de Lange joins host Claire Murigande to discuss the critical and often overlooked area of women's brain health research. Ann-Marie shares insights from her work as Principal Investigator at FemiLab, which studies factors affecting women's br...
On The Power of Self-Advocacy - Women's Health Series with Dr. Nia Imani Bailey
In this new episode of ‘Narratives of Purpose’, host Claire Murigande explores the intersection of healthcare advocacy and personal storytelling with Dr. Nia Imani Bailey, President of the Byrd Cancer Education and Advocacy Foundation, who passionately discusses her journey as a radiation therapist...
On Making Medical AI a Common Good - A NEW Conversation with Bart De Witte
In this episode I will be welcoming back another previous guest of Narratives of Purpose, Bart De Witte, to hear more about his journey of making medical AI accessible. Bart is the founder of the Hippo AI Foundation, which is designed to develop medical AI for the common good by liberating all ...
Season 4 Review and What is Coming Next
As we wrap up this exciting and very unique season of Narratives of Purpose, we wanted to shine a spotlight on what made this season so special. It was unlike any other season we have hosted and we’re grateful to you listeners for joining us on this journey. In this episode, enjoy a snippet of u...
On Harnessing Tech Innovation to Improve Healthcare - A Conversation with Dr. Ernest Darkoh & Dr. John Sargent
In today’s episode I speak with Dr. Ernest Darkoh and Dr. John Sargent, the founding partners of BroadReach Group. Their company is a global social enterprise that seeks to transform how health work is carried out and support communities and developing countries through health equity. They spea...
On Guiding Women to Midlife Health - A Conversation with Sanjana Rao & Gayatri Muthukrishnan
In my conversation today, my two guests are Gayatri Muthukrishnan, PhD and Sanjana Roa, PhD the co-founders of Miyara, which is a digital community hub that provides support, resources and services for women who are experiencing perimenopausal and menopausal changes and are seeking direction and sup...
On Making Medical AI a Common Good - A Conversation with Bart De Witte
Join me for today’s conversation where I will be speaking with Bart De Witte, a leading expert in digital transformation for healthcare in Europe and founder and CEO of the Hippo AI Foundation. As our world moves into the digital area, it’s the perfect time for this episode to provide you with insig...
On Making Women’s Hearts Beat Longer - A Conversation with Petronela Sandulache
Join us for our last conversation of the season with Petronela Sandulache, tech-entrepreneur and multi-passionate woman who is the founder of Cordifio Health. Cordifio Health is a digital health start-up focused on supporting women with their heart health through education, empowerment and patient a...
On Building an African Market Access Network - A Conversation with Olawale Ajose
This new episode features Olawale Ajose. He is managing partner at Market Access Africa, a health care consulting firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, focusing on sub-saharan Africa. In this discussion, Wale talks about his journey in Global Health, supporting low and middle income countries. He also ...
On Enhancing Access to Cancer Treatments - A Conversation with Ndeye Makalou
This new episode features Ndeye Makalou. She is a drug development, clinical operations, and global supply chain leader in the Biopharma industry. In today’s conversation, Ndeye shares her passion for market access and developing health care systems in emerging markets rooted in her personal journey...
On Transforming Healthcare - A Conversation with Mary Carbajal
The third episode of the Tech for Good August podcast series features Mary Carbajal, CEO and founder of B1OS, a company committed to provide secure and efficient access to health information allowing for real-time sharing of data with anyone, anywhere. Mary talks about leveraging technology to creat...
Season 1 Bonus
On this final episode of Season one, I share some previously unreleased interview segments with five guests. There is Pauline Koelbl, founder of AfriProspect and ShEquity, who’s primary focus is African female-led innovative startups. Pauline tells me more about the first companies ShEquity has inve...
On Preventing Blindness - A Conversation with Dr. Sanduk Ruit & Thomas Bosshard
On this episode, I talk with world renowned eye surgeon, founder and executive director of the Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology in Kathmandu: Dr. Sanduk Ruit; and with co-owner of Oertli Instrumente AG, a Swiss-based medical device company: Thomas Bosshard. Both Dr. Ruit and Thomas have been car...
On Neglected Tropical Diseases and Antimicrobial Research - A Conversation with Emilie Alirol
Emilie Alirol is a biologist who pursued her career in clinical research. Today she is Associate Director at the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV). On this episode, Emilie shares with me her experience on leading projects in resource-constrained settings, mainly focusing on infectious diseases. We...