健康及医疗保健的未来
Kidney disease ‘should be global health priority’, plus other top health stories
A new report has called for chronic kidney disease to be made a global health priority.
Shyam Bishen
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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Health and Healthcare Systems
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全球健康
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全球健康
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健康及医疗保健的未来
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全球健康
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Health and Healthcare Systems
The global cancer burden is growing – here's what needs to happen
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健康及医疗保健的未来
Measles warning from WHO plus other top health stories
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健康及医疗保健的未来
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全球健康
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全球健康
Measles cases are rising – here’s what can be done
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健康及医疗保健的未来
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健康及医疗保健的未来
What's the state of health and healthcare? Here's what was discussed in Davos
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健康及医疗保健的未来
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健康及医疗保健的未来
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