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: Call to make kidney disease a global health priority; first successful transplant of genetically modified pig kidney; US bird flu alert.
Top health news: Call for action on rising cholera cases; Most countries fall short of guideline limit for air pollution; Dengue outbreak in Argentina.
Según un nuevo estudio, más de mil millones de personas viven con obesidad. ¿Cómo hacer frente a ese reto?
More than a billion people are now living with obesity, a new study finds, as global food systems and technology have led to changes in what and how much we eat.
Also this week: AI reveals prostate cancer not just one disease; Donors pledge $600 million to fight cervical cancer.
Una encuesta de la Organización Mundial de la Salud a 115 países indica que la mayoría no financia plenamente el tratamiento del cáncer ni los cuidados paliativos para los enfermos termin...
The World Health Organization’s cancer agency surveyed 115 countries and found that most are not funding care services as part of universal health coverage.
A round-up of health stories from the past fortnight, including a rise in measles risk and new data on young people’s mental health and work.
A new report confirms why tackling the disparities in men and women's healthcare is not only good for women but also the economy.
Top health news: Cancer inequity as disease burden grows; Gentoo penguins killed by bird flu; Rio de Janeiro declares dengue fever public health emergency.
Top health news: Measles cases jump in Europe; World's first routine malaria vaccine programme starts; WHO calls for funding to help in humanitarian crises.
From closing the gender gap to how AI can improve health outcomes, here's what we learned about the global state of health and healthcare at Davos 2024.
A new report, Closing Women’s Health Gap: a $1 Trillion Opportunity to Improve Lives and Economies, highlights the potential benefits of narrowing the gap in women's health.
A new analysis from the World Economic Forum and the McKinsey Health Institute shows how improving women's health can significantly boost a country's GDP.
Mistrust and bias are key barriers to realizing the potential of AI in healthcare but addressing the accuracy and economy of large language models can help.
