Results for Development Institute (R4D) hosted two panel sessions at the recent U.S.-Africa Business Summit, organized by the Corporate Council on Africa in Washington D.C., that examined possible solutions to Africa’s healthcare delivery and financing challenges. The panels, generously supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, featured presentations by R4D Managing Directors Gina Lagomarsino and Marty Makinen and focused on innovative private sector health financing and delivery models and the role of health insurance in improving health outcomes and financial protection for the poor. In addition, R4D Managing Director Robert Hecht moderated a session that addressed the role of the private sector in confronting HIV/AIDS. Please see below for list of panel speakers and copies of the presentations.
R4D also contributed to the Corporate Council on Africa's Fall Health & HIV/AIDS Newsletter with a short piece on public stewardship of private providers in mixed health systems. Download here.
PANEL DETAILS:
September 30th, 2009
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20001
Innovative Private Sector Health Care Financing and Delivery Models
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS:
Moderator: Ms. Lily Dorment, Rockefeller Foundation
Allen Wilcox, President, Village Reach
Edmund Rutta, Management Sciences for Health – ADDO Initiative
Martha Campbell, President, Venture Strategies for Health and Development
William Warshauer, Executive Vice President, Voxiva
Jerry Vilakazi, Chairman, Netcare Limited
What is the Role of Health Insurance in Accessing and Sustaining Provision of Health Care in Africa?
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
SPEAKERS:
Moderator: Mr. Stefan Nachuk , Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation
Marcia Metcalfe, Global Manager, Microfinance and Health Protection – Freedom from Hunger
Marty Makinen, Managing Director, Results for Development Institute
Alex Preker, Head of Health Investment Policy, The World Bank Group
Gina Lagomarsino, Managing Director, Results for Development Institute
HIV/AIDS and the Private Sector: Expanding Markets without Expanding the Epidemic
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Moderator: Robert Hecht, Managing Director, Results for Development Institute
Sue Clark, Director of Corporate Affairs, SABMiller plc
Jocelyne do Sacramento, Focal Person, HIV/AIDS & Transport Specialist, African Region, World Bank
Jane Nelson, Director and Senior Fellow, Corporate Social Responsability Initiative, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University
John Tedstrom, President and CEO, Global Business Coalition against HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria
Nomonde Xundu, Health Attache, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
