Digital Healthcare Startups in Emerging Countries: The Opportunities and Challenges

Digital Healthcare Startups in Emerging Countries: The Opportunities and Challenges

 

Abstract of the session: Digital healthcare initiatives have been at the forefront of improving healthcare access and quality across the globe. However, the emerging countries are facing significant challenges in leveraging these technologies to improve healthcare delivery. The session will explore the unique challenges and opportunities that emerging countries face in implementing digital healthcare initiatives, such as limited resources, lack of infrastructure, and low digital literacy rates. The speakers will also discuss the potential of these initiatives to improve healthcare outcomes and the role of public-private partnerships in scaling up these initiatives. Overall, the session aims to contribute to the growing conversation on the role of digital healthcare in transforming healthcare access and quality in emerging countries.

  • Session Chair: Mr. John Kojiro Moriwaka (CEO of Silicon Valley Ventures, Executive Vice President & CIO of Moriwaka Medical, Advisor of Arka Venture Labs (Silicon Valley-India Venture Capital))
  • Session Co-chair: Dr. Ashir Ahmed (Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan)
  • Speakers:
    • Yoshifumi Mulenga Nin (President at ASHA, Nepal)
    • Eisuke Shimizu (Project Lecturer, Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine. CEO, OUI Inc.)
    • Dr. Khondaker A. Mamun (Founder, CMED Health)
    • Rashed Jaman (Manager, Business Development & Excellence at Miup Bangladesh Ltd.)