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Elikem Tamaklo

Managing Director, Nyaho Medical Center
Elikem Tamaklo

Dr. Elikem Tamaklo is the Managing Director of Nyaho Medical Centre, a leading healthcare provider in Accra and the first private Group Medical Practice in Ghana. Since 2015, he has driven the digital transformation of the Hospital as well as the accreditation of the hospital by the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons to train Family Physicians. He launched the Healthcare Forum in 2015, an annual forum bringing together key decision makers from the public and private sectors to promote quality and safety in healthcare. He has worked in a number of hospitals in England as a medical doctor and has led several initiatives in the medical and not-for-profit sector.

Dr. Tamaklo holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London, a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, a Master Certificate in Healthcare Leadership from Cornell University, USA, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice from Edge Hill University, UK.

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Breakout 1
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Aldrich 110

Digital Health Transformation

Increasing Healthcare Access across Africa and the Role of Technology - Fact, Fiction and Opportunity
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Digital Health Transformation

There continues to be a significant gap across the African continent with regards to increasing access to high quality and affordable healthcare. Brick and mortar healthcare solutions continue to play a major role in improving access to care, accelerated by the push toward Universal Healthcare Coverage. Technology has demonstrated the ability to strengthen health systems, leveraging existing platforms to increase access. These innovative strategies such as digital health are needed to ensure long term success in the continent. However, their successful deployment on a wider scale faces several challenges on the continent. We will be discussing the opportunities, the risks and myths associated with digital health transformation and the successes achieved to-date.

America/New_York
Mar 25, 2023 10:15 AM
Aldrich 110
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