Fixing a Broken Market To Distribute Equipment in Africa

Mar 8, 2024

12:00pm – 12:30pm CT

Historically, medtech companies’ incentives to design and manufacture technologies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have been limited. Improving Health Technology Management (HTM) systems and connecting manufacturers with local distributors are accelerating the uptake of health care devices and starting to fix a broken market in LMICs. Discuss the current with medical device experts and African technology distributors.

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Vince Gate

Hatch Technologies

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Danica Kumara

Consultant

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