Dr. Shyam Bishen is a senior healthcare executive with over 25 years of global experience in healthcare public-private partnership, strategy development, M&A, and business development. He comes to the Forum from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle where he was a regional/deputy director for seven years and was responsible for partnering to harness advances in healthcare to save lives. Before moving to Gates Foundation, he spent more than 20 years in private sector, and most recently headed up emerging markets strategy & innovation at Merck (MSD) in New Jersey as vice president and general manager. Prior to joining the corporate sector, Dr. Bishen was in academia and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. He is qualified with a Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Top health news: COP29 launches health-climate coalition; WHO rallies partners to end cervical cancer; Global diabetes cases surpass 800 million, and more.
Principales noticias de salud: más casos de Mpox; Nueva recaudación de fondos para vacunas; Vacuna contra neumococo recomendada para personas de 50 a 64 años
Los casos de dengue se han duplicado en un año, a medida que aumentan las temperaturas en todo el mundo. Existen planes y vacunas para combatir el virus.
Top health news: Mpox cases up 500% in Africa year-on-year; New fundraising for vaccines; Pneumococcal disease vaccine recommended for 50-64-year-olds in US.
Cases of dengue fever have doubled in a year, as temperatures rise globally. But there are plans and vaccines to tackle the mosquito-borne virus. Here’s what you need to know.
WHO and COP29 presidency launch climate summit health initiatives; NICE endorses AI tools for fracture diagnosis; Smart insulin self-regulates low blood sugar.
Esto es lo que hay que saber sobre la resistencia a los antimicrobianos, las razones de la escasez de antibióticos y los innovadores modelos de financiación que podrían ayudar.
Here’s what you need to know about antimicrobial resistance, the reasons for the dry antibiotics pipeline and the innovative financing models that could help.
Top health stories: Leaders set 2030 goal to cut superbug deaths by 10%; 'A conceptual breakthrough' in cancer research; Rwanda begins Marburg virus vaccine trials.
La resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) es una amenaza creciente agravada por el uso excesivo de antibióticos, así como por la mala gestión de los residuos y el cambio climático.
Top health news: Mpox strain of concern reported in India; Antimicrobial resistance warning at UNGA; Microplastics found in the olfactory part of the brain.
Los problemas de salud, como la obesidad, son una carga económica y dañan la calidad de vida de las personas. Los lugares de trabajo están bien posicionados y tienen razones para ayudar.
Health issues like obesity are an economic burden and harm peoples' quality of life. Workplaces are well-positioned and incentivized to help.
全球约五分之一的儿童和青少年存在超重或肥胖问题。肥胖是一种复杂的慢性疾病，有多种相互关联的病因，可能对身心健康造成多重负面影响。应对儿童肥胖问题是一个紧迫的公共卫生优先事项，亟需采取多方面的举措，世界经济论坛的“营养新前沿”倡议是应对措施之一。
Una quinta parte de los niños y adolescentes de todo el mundo son obesos o tienen sobrepeso. El problema es complejo y está empeorando. Esto es lo que podemos hacer al respecto.
