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2.3 Healthcare in Africa: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity (Life Science & Health)
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Africa's healthcare sector is undergoing a rapid transformation driven by urbanisation, rising incomes, digital innovation and increasing demand for quality healthcare services. Yet significant gaps remain in diagnostics, healthcare infrastructure, financing and local manufacturing. This session explores where Dutch expertise can contribute most effectively and where the strongest commercial opportunities lie. Through examples from Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Benin and Angola, speakers will examine scalable business models, innovative health financing solutions, diagnostics, healthcare infrastructure and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The discussion will focus on practical opportunities for partnerships, investment and market entry across Africa's growing health economy. Countries of Focus: Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Benin, Angola and Mozambique (specificly investment in Beira) 

Moderator: Juli Faassen, International Trade & Development | Partnering For Green Growth RVO 
Speakers: 

- Dr. Temitope Agbana, CEO at AiDx Medical B.V. 
- Nicole Spieker, Chief Executive Officer at PharmAccess Foundation
- Menno van der Eijk, Chief Growth Officer at Clear. bio
- Onovughakpo Sonia (Odije) Fajusigbe, Policy Advisor Entrepreneurship, Youth Employment, Healthcare & ICT at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Lagos
- Jasper Klapwijk, Development Capital & Health Lead at Invest International