Govts must invest in healthcare innovation to save lives and advance economies: Wish CEO
The Peninsula
Doha: “Investments in healthcare that have been spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic need to continue. Often it is private organizations rather than governments that spearhead investments in innovative solutions. This needs to change, and governments need to own this space more,” said Sultana Afdhal, CEO, World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH).
Afdhal spoke at this year’s Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2021, where she stressed that “the right investment at the right time can save millions of lives and also help economies to thrive.” WISH, Qatar Foundation’s global health initiative, attended SPIEF 2021 as part of Qatar’s participation as the “guest country” of the forum. WISH hosted a panel discussion on innovation in healthcare that featured representatives from Skolkovo Foundation, Russia’s main innovation hub, and from Sper, Russia’s largest bank. The session also highlighting Sensor Tech, a start-up whose innovation for the blind – Robin – was selected as an innovation competition winner at WISH 2020.More Related News