<description>&lt;p&gt;Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is a pediatrician, former Minister of Health of Rwanda, Senior Lecturer at Harvard University, Advisor to the Director-General of the WHO, and co-founder of the University of Global Health Equity. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;She joins us today to talk about the role of technology in the remarkable transformation of Rwanda’s health system post-genocide. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;What are the failed promises of health technology? How has data been a North Star to her work? And what does it take to show the world that Rwanda today stands for truth?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Highlights&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(02m59s) - When health data is held hostage &lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(04m21s) - HIV is a curse that ushered in the era of electronic medical records&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(10m06s) - How epidemiological data supports effective health systems governance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(16m10s) - Using Twitter to take a stand&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;li style="font-weight:400;"&gt;(20m54s) - Whose data do you trust?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit a question or comment to our mailbag, and we’ll discuss it on a future show. Emails or voice recordings can be sent to &lt;a href="mailto:podcast@aidevolved.com"&gt;podcast@aidevolved.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Connect with us on &lt;a href="http://linkedin.com/company/aidevolved/"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/aidevolved"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/aidevolved"&gt;@AidEvolved&lt;/a&gt;) and access show notes at &lt;a href="https://aidevolved.com"&gt;https://AidEvolved.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Get full access to Africa Health Ventures at &lt;a href="https://rowenaluk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4"&gt;rowenaluk.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

The Africa Health Ventures Podcast

Rowena Luk

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Former Minister of Health of Rwanda

JUN 1, 202326 MIN
The Africa Health Ventures Podcast

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Former Minister of Health of Rwanda

JUN 1, 202326 MIN

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<p>Dr. Agnes Binagwaho is a pediatrician, former Minister of Health of Rwanda, Senior Lecturer at Harvard University, Advisor to the Director-General of the WHO, and co-founder of the University of Global Health Equity. </p><br/><p>She joins us today to talk about the role of technology in the remarkable transformation of Rwanda’s health system post-genocide. </p><br/><p>What are the failed promises of health technology? How has data been a North Star to her work? And what does it take to show the world that Rwanda today stands for truth?</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Highlights</p><br/><ul><li style="font-weight:400;">(02m59s) - When health data is held hostage </li><br/><li style="font-weight:400;">(04m21s) - HIV is a curse that ushered in the era of electronic medical records</li><br/><li style="font-weight:400;">(10m06s) - How epidemiological data supports effective health systems governance</li><br/><li style="font-weight:400;">(16m10s) - Using Twitter to take a stand</li><br/><li style="font-weight:400;">(20m54s) - Whose data do you trust?</li><br/></ul><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Submit a question or comment to our mailbag, and we’ll discuss it on a future show. Emails or voice recordings can be sent to <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> </p><br/><p>Connect with us on <a href="http://linkedin.com/company/aidevolved/">LinkedIn</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/aidevolved">Twitter</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/aidevolved">@AidEvolved</a>) and access show notes at <a href="https://aidevolved.com">https://AidEvolved.com</a></p><br/><p> </p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Africa Health Ventures at <a href="https://rowenaluk.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_4">rowenaluk.substack.com/subscribe</a>