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Sunday, April 11, 2010
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The World Health Innovation Summit features innovations in the developing world can be applied to the developed world. Global best practices in providing low cost, high quality health care. International leaders present their disruptive innovations in health care research, public health, technology and delivery.

In addition, please join the International Health Summit, held Monday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 13th during the World Health Care Congress!

12:40 pm -
12:45 pm
Opening Remarks
12:45 pm -
1:35 pm
Innovations in Health Insurance and Financing—How Are Africa and India Leapfrogging the Developed World?
  • How governments and the private sector can provide Social Security to unorganized workers
  • How new technology can be used to improve efficiency, saving time and money
  • How Africa is tackling the causes of illness as well as treating them for a Healthier workforce
  • How mobile phones have achieved in a few decades greater coverage than banks in hundreds of years
Speakers:
Steve Coffey - Speaker Photo Steve Coffey
Vice President
MicroEnsure

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George C. Halvorson - Speaker Photo George C. Halvorson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals;
Board of Directors, AHIP

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Subrina Jesmin - Speaker Photo Subrina Jesmin, MBBS, FRCP, MS, Ph.D, FACC, FAHA, FICA
Official Representative for Grameen Health in Japan

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Anthony Seddoh - Speaker Photo Dr. Anthony Seddoh
Deputy Director
Ghana National Health Agency (CHeSS)

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Anil Swarup - Speaker Photo Anil Swarup
Director General, Labour Welfare and Joint Secretary
Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India

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Moderator:
Gina Lagomarsino - Speaker Photo Gina Lagomarsino
Principal and Managing Director
Results for Development

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1:45 pm -
2:30 pm
Innovations in Care Delivery
  • How India's combustible mix of health care needs and entrepreneurial talent are leading the way in health care delivery innovation
  • How to achieve lower cost, better results as a result of high volumes and specialization
  • How adopting cost-effectiveness technology can lower costs and improve delivery
Speakers:
Suzanne S. Gilbert - Speaker Photo Suzanne S. Gilbert, PhD, MPH
Director, Center for Innovation in Eye Care
Seva Foundation

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George C. Halvorson - Speaker Photo George C. Halvorson
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals;
Board of Directors, AHIP

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Anant Kumar - Speaker Photo Anant Kumar
Chief Executive Officer
LifeSpring Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.

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N. Krishna Reddy - Speaker Photo N. Krishna Reddy, MD
Chief Executive Officer
Care Group of Hospitals

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Moderator:
Regina E. Herzlinger - Speaker Photo Regina E. Herzlinger
Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Author, Who Killed Health Care?

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2:35 pm -
3:05 pm
Networking Break with Refreshments
3:05 pm -
3:55 pm
Transforming Global Health Delivery: Extending Health to the Farthest Reach of Wireless Networks
  • Opportunities and challenges to mHealth
  • New federal policy encouraging interoperable and integrated of mHealth and eHealth in emerging markets
  • How field data collection can be as easy as email, the Mobile Information Project facilitates easy mass-messaging by SMS and other ideas for scalable, sustainable global health solutions
  • Private sector innovation for global scale and sustainability
Speakers:
Sailesh Chutani - Speaker Photo Sailesh Chutani
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mobisante, Inc.

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Joel Selanikio - Speaker Photo Joel Selanikio, MD
Director, DataDyne.org, named FastCompany's 2009 Social Enterprise of the Year; Recipient of the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize for Sustainability

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William Warshauer - Speaker Photo William Warshauer
Executive Vice President
Voxiva

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Moderator:
David K. Aylward - Speaker Photo David K. Aylward
Executive Director
mHealth Alliance, United Nations Foundation

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4:05 pm -
4:55 pm
Innovation in Health Care Call Centers Using Decision Support and Outcomes Tracking to Improve Quality and Increase Global Health Capacity
  • Lessons learned from call centers in the developing world in providing affordable health advice to rural and illiterate people
  • How two thirds of patients are avoiding unnecessary costly doctor visits saving time and money
  • Strategies for decision support and expanded reach of mobile networks to give needed medical advice in minutes and assist in the diagnosis of 80% of illnesses in a matter of a few questions
  • Electronic Patient Strategies for tracking and identifying symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and outcome.
Speakers:
Zakiuddin Ahmed - Speaker Photo Dr. Zakiuddin Ahmed
Chief Executive Officer
eHealth Services Pvt Ltd

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A.P. Rango Rao - Speaker Photo Dr. A.P. Rango Rao
Chief Advisor
HMRI 104 (India)

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Debashis Roy - Speaker Photo Debashis Roy
Acting Head of Corporate Responsibility
Grameen Phone

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Wolf Shlagman - Speaker Photo Wolf Shlagman
Chief Executive Officer
Consult A Doctor

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Pedro Yrigoyen - Speaker Photo Pedro Yrigoyen
Co-Founder
MedicalHome (Mexico)

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5:05 pm -
5:50 pm
Innovations in Health Education, Promotion and Delivery
Keynote Speaker:
Muhammad Yunus - Speaker Photo Muhammad Yunus
Founder and Managing Director
Grameen Bank and Grameen Health (Bangladesh); (Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize)

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5:50 pm -
7:00 pm
Insider's Reception
Attendees of the World Health Innovations Summit are invited to the World Health Care Congress Insider’s Reception featuring speakers and high level delegates in an informal networking receptions.
6:30 pm -
8:00 pm
Open Discussion with Grameen Healthcare
Professor Yunus and Grameen Health Staff and partners welcome you to an open discussion on how to propose and launch a partnership with Grameen Healthcare in Bangladesh with interested parties
The cost for this Sunday Summit is $495
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