Shaping Public Health Leadership with Amb. John Nkengasong

About this episode

Dr. John Nkengasong discusses the evolution of public health in Africa and the importance of leadership and financing.

Send a text In this conversation, Dr. John Nkengasong of the Mastercard Foundation and former PEPFAR and Africa CDC lead, discusses the evolution of public health in Africa, highlighting Rwanda's leadership in health financing and his own journey through various roles in public health. He emphasizes the need for a new public health order in Africa, focusing on domestic financing, the importance of political will, and the role of young people in shaping the future of health on the continent. T...

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Guest: Dr. John Nkengasong

Topics covered

• public health
• leadership
• Africa
• health financing
• political will
• youth involvement

Keywords

• public health
• Africa
• leadership
• health financing
• political will
• youth
• Mastercard Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mastercard Foundation, PEPFAR, Africa CDC

Places: Rwanda

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