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DESCRIPTION:Session Description:\n\nAcross Africa\, many health systems are
  carrying immense pressure while trying to do more with too little: too few
  healthcare workers\, constrained budgets\, and major gaps in access to tim
 ely care. In that kind of environment\, innovation has to mean more than no
 velty. It has to make care more practical\, more reachable\, and more respo
 nsive to the realities people face.\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Dunn reflects on 
 what it means to rethink innovation from Africa\, especially at a moment wh
 en AI is reshaping healthcare conversations worldwide. At the heart of this
  talk is the idea that Africa should not only be seen as a site of need\, b
 ut also as a source of insight. She will explore the kinds of solutions the
 se settings call for\, and why perspectives from African health systems mat
 ter far beyond the continent.\n\nRSVP to Attend\n\nSpeaker Bio:\n\n Dr. Che
 rise Dunn is a South African health technology entrepreneur\, strategist\, 
 and systems builder working at the intersection of healthcare\, advanced ma
 nufacturing\, and artificial intelligence. She brings over a decade of expe
 rience designing and implementing innovation-led programs across Africa\, t
 he United States\, and Brazil\, with a focus on translating emerging techno
 logies into practical\, scalable solutions that improve access and outcomes
 . \n\nCherise holds a PhD in Medical Biochemistry and recently completed he
 r Master of Public Health in Health Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan Sch
 ool of Public Health. Her work has spanned public health systems\, venture 
 development\, and workforce innovation\, including leading national-scale t
 raining programs reaching over 20\,000 learners and advising on global heal
 th and innovation initiatives through platforms such as the G20\, BRICS\, a
 nd the U.S. State Department. \n\nShe is the co-founder of multiple venture
 s\, including Impact Mechanica\, a U.S.-based company developing custom\, d
 ata-driven protective headgear to reduce traumatic brain injuries\, and Aut
 hentica.ai\, an AI-enabled platform focused on transparency in critical min
 eral supply chains. Her earlier work through South Africa Makes and the Afr
 ica Makes Foundation focused on advancing additive manufacturing for health
 care and building cross-continental innovation ecosystems. \n\nCherise’s wo
 rk is grounded in a commitment to equitable access\, systems-level thinking
 \, and building bridges between the Global South and leading innovation eco
 systems. She is particularly interested in how emerging technologies can be
  deployed responsibly to strengthen health systems\, unlock new economic op
 portunities\, and improve quality of life at scale.
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SUMMARY:"When Health Systems Are Under Pressure: Rethinking Health Innovati
 on from Africa" - Dr. Cherise Dunn
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URL:https://events.stanford.edu/event/when-health-systems-are-under-pressur
 e-rethinking-health-innovation-from-africa-dr-cherise-dunn
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