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.
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El cambio climático trae consigo numerosas consecuencias para la salud. Es imperativo evitar que las poblaciones desatendidas y de riesgo se vean injustamente afectadas.
气候变化导致了一系列健康问题，例如传染性和非传染性疾病的增加；对此，我们需要改变政策，否则全球医疗费用到2030年将可能达到40亿美元；为减轻气候变化对边缘和高危社区的影响，需要尤其注重健康公平。
人類の健康を脅かす最大の脅威となっている気候変動。農作業に従事する人々は、他の人に比べ、より多く熱中症にかかっています。
Top health news: Blood test for Parkinson's shows promise; Cancer cases in under-50s show dramatic rise; US officials look to reclassify marijuana.
With climate change bringing with it a host of health consequences, it is imperative that underserved and at-risk populations are not unfairly impacted.
Top health news: Scientists investigate highly mutated coronavirus variant; Millions of Americans drinking water contaminated with "forever" chemicals.
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Failure to implement tuberculosis prevention strategies could lead to a million deaths; Childhood vaccination levels improve after pandemic decline; and more.
Este resumen mundial recoge las noticias sobre salud de los últimos quince días que debes leer.
New Alzheimer's drug demonstrates a slow in cognitive decline; Extreme European heat could have killed 61,000; US approves over-the-counter birth control.
US identifies locally transmitted malaria; Improved access to sanitation can save 1.4 million lives; Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections.
A new report from the World Economic Forum makes a strong case for the safe use of AI in healthcare.
La brecha de género en salud y supervivencia muestra una mejora marginal; La OMS amplía la lista de pruebas del VPH; echarse una siesta puede retrasar el encogimiento cerebral.
