Addressing Health Priorities in LMICs with Universal Health Coverage

Speakers:

Katie Dain, CEO, NCD Alliance
Dr. Tom Frieden, President and CEO, Resolve To Save Lives
Carmen Villar, Vice President, Social Business Innovation, Merck

With lead Programming Sponsor

“For those of you who may not know, noncommunicable diseases are those chronic conditions that we think about in terms of cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and they cause 41 million preventable deaths per year.”

– Carmen Villar

“Most of the heart attacks and strokes in the world are preventable with easily reachable technologies that we have today.”

– Tom Frieden

“Most health systems in low- and middle-income countries are still really oriented towards acute care. It needs to shift to much more of a chronic care model which prioritizes early detection, health promotion, and prevention.”

– Katie Dain