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Perspectives on healthcare, leadership & innovation
Ideas, analyses, and reflections from 25+ years at the intersection of health systems and leadership.
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A Pharmacy on Every Street Only Matters If It Has a Seat at the Table
Community pharmacies are among the most accessible points of healthcare in Nigeria. But access alone is not enough. To advance universal health coverage, community pharmacists must have a stronger voice in the policies and decisions shaping how healthcare is delivered.
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Leading with Purpose in the Age of Disruption: Reflections from SHIFT
At SHIFT, young people explored what it means to take ownership of their future in a rapidly changing world. The session on “Leading with Purpose in the Age of Disruption” examined purpose, resilience, ownership, and ethical courage as essential tools for navigating change.
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CoElevate: Advancing Healthcare Innovation from Ideas to Impact
Healthcare innovators, leaders, and partners gathered in Lagos for the launch of CoElevate, an SFH Access initiative designed to help promising healthcare solutions move from ideas and pilots to sustainable, scalable impact across West Africa. The launch brought together leading voices in healthcare to explore how stronger access to capital, mentorship, networks, and structured support can accelerate innovation and improve lives.
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Beyond the Counter: Why Pharmacy Must Be Transformational, Not Transactional
Reflecting on his return to deliver the keynote address at the 50th Anniversary Pharmacy Oath-Taking Ceremony 25 years after his own graduation, Dennis Aizobu challenges the next generation of healthcare professionals to view pharmacy as a transformational calling rather than a transactional duty. Highlighting SFH ACCESS’s sponsorship of academic excellence awards across all training levels, the article underscores the critical role young pharmacists play in advancing healthcare delivery, strengthening community trust, and driving lasting impact far beyond the counter.
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What I Look For When Mentoring Young Healthcare Founders
Last year, I received over forty mentorship applications in four months. Most of them led with their business model. A handful led with the problem they were trying to solve. Those were the conversations I could not stop thinking about.
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Building Systems That Outlast You: A Leader's Guide to Institutional Legacy
A few years ago, I revisited a programme I had led for nearly five years — long after I had moved on. What I found when I got there told me more about the quality of my leadership than any performance review ever had.
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25 Years in Healthcare: What I've Learned About Leading Through Uncertainty
In 2014, I was managing a multi-country malaria programme when Ebola shut down three of our markets within a week. I had no playbook for that. Nobody did. What happened next taught me more about leadership than any training programme I had ever attended.
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The Pharmacist's Expanded Role in Africa's Health Ecosystem
I have watched patients walk past government clinics — empty, locked, or simply too far — and into a community pharmacy instead. The pharmacist who receives them is doing the work of a GP, a counsellor, and a supply chain manager, often for a few hundred naira. We need to stop pretending this is not happening and start building systems around it.
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