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Gregory Rockson: Disrupting the Healthcare Ecosystem in Africa through Innovation

May 05, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Accra,  Ghana,  Gregory Rockson,  SDG 3,  SDG 8,  SDG 9
Gregory Rockson: Disrupting the Healthcare Ecosystem in Africa through Innovation

Gregory: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Our vision is an Africa that is in good health. mPharma is a patient-centered, technology-driven healthcare company that is disrupting the healthcare ecosystem in Africa by addressing the fragmented drug supply chain and its resulting impact on accessibility and affordability of drugs and healthcare services in Africa. As a healthcare provider, we provide innovative solutions, including vendor-managed inventory services for hospitals and pharmacies, a pharmacy-in-a-box franchise solution for community pharmacies known as “QualityRx,” aimed at scaling primary care solutions for community pharmacies, and a “heal-now-pay-later” financing solution for patients who pay for their drugs out-of-pocket—all of which mPharma pioneered in Africa.

Tom Casson: Transforming Lives through Sport

May 02, 2023 Posted by: George Romar Manchester,  SDG 10,  SDG 16,  SDG 4,  SDG 8,  Tom Casson,  UK
Tom Casson: Transforming Lives through Sport
Tom: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Special Olympics Great Britain (GB) is a non-profit organization and the largest provider of year-round sports training and athletic competition in summer and winter sports for children and adults of ALL abilities who have intellectual disabilities, also known as learning disabilities. Special Olympics GB is so much more than just a sport organization—we genuinely transform lives. Through sport we provide opportunities for our athletes to make friends, learn social skills, feel part of a community, increase confidence and self-esteem, realize potential, develop physical fitness and mental well-being, demonstrate courage and experience joy and pride. And, above all, we provide a chance for both athletes and their families to have some FUN!

Vanessa Barboni Hallik: Driving Planetary Change through Sustainable Fashion

Apr 28, 2023 Posted by: George Romar New York,  NY,  SDG 12,  SDG 13,  SDG 15,  SDG 8,  SDG 9,  USA,  Vanessa Barboni
Vanessa Barboni Hallik: Driving Planetary Change through Sustainable Fashion
Vanessa: Glad to be with you, Spiffy! Another Tomorrow is modeling a new vision for the fashion industry. Fashion is one of the most damaging industries on the planet from its contribution to climate change given its emissions (the third worst) to the over 80% of clothing that ends up in a landfill, to human exploitation and the degradation of the environment, and biodiversity loss due to use of chemicals and pesticides.