Africa Women’s Health Summit – by Verve Management

The Event

Africa Women’s Health Summit 2019 co-hosted with Africa Healthcare Extension Summit 2019 is designed to provide a comprehensive and innovative overview of the latest developments in the field of women’s health. The strategic conference covers the latest advancements in the field of Oncology, Gynecology, Reproductive Health, Neuroscience, Diabetes & Endocrinology and Pathology.

Under the scientific supervision of Committee, the conference will feature a highly interactive, stimulating and multidisciplinary program and will provide the ideal forum to stimulate ideas, share expertise, initiate intense discussions and extend networking opportunities.

The Summit is under the patronage and supervision of Ministries of Health Zambia, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe. The global summit brings together global leaders & Medial professional under once single platform.

KEY TOPICS

Major challenges affecting women’s health & global initiativesto augment women healthcare space
Current trends in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome
Endometrial injury to overcome recurrent embryo implantationfailure
The Oral Health of Pregnant Women as A New Potential RiskFactor for Prematurity
Femtech - Innovating Traditional Women’s Healthcare
Adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnant womenwith reproductive disorders
Pharmaceutical advancements in the Women’s Healthcare space
Women's Health Initiative (WHI) differences in menopausalhormone therapy (MHT) initiation and continuation and their correlation
Specific symptoms related to menopausal changes & availabletreatment options for menopausal women

MARKET OVERVIEW

The global women’s health market is projected to be worth over $51B by 2025, anddrug companies may play a crucial part in getting it there.
A total of 189,000 of the 358,000 maternal deaths that occur every year worldwide stilltake place in Africa.
In the past three years, an estimated $1 billion has been poured into women’s healthtechnology and the “femtech” market is expected to be worth more than $50 billionby 2025.
Each year, about 50 million women are infected with one of four major curable STIs.
Top diseases affecting women - HIV/AIDS, Maternal health, Tuberculosis, Injuries,Cervical cancer.
African domestic healthcare market has grown from 65 Billion USD to 115 Billion USDannually.
African continent comprises of 4,908 public sector hospitals and is projected toincrease to 7000public sector hospitals by 2030 with major focus on women’s health.
As estimated by 2040, the world will spend $25 trillion every year on healthcare–150%increase since 2014.
According to the report, the global breast cancer drugs market was valued atapproximately USD 18.8 billion in 2018 and is expected to generate around USD 38.3billion by 2025, at a CAGR of around 10.55% between 2019 and 2025.

LISTEN TO THE Event Speakers

Dr. Jane Wakahe

Chief Executive Officer, She Chooses to Live Initiative

Dr. Jane Wakahe

Chief Executive Officer, She Chooses to Live Initiative

Dr. Jane Wakahe Biography and Profile
Dr Jane Wakahe(Jane KagureWakahe) was born on 04th October 1952. She is an obstetrician/ gynaecologist, philanthropist and reproductive wellness coach.
Dr. Jane Wakahe Early Life
She was born and raised in Othaya, Nyeri County, she has one sister and four brothers. She has been a medical practitioner who has ran a private practice for more than 30 years. She is also a philanthropist that has run free medical camp’s in Nyeri county. She has also audited hospitals throughout the country for Gender-based Violence and in Kisumu county for facility based maternal and neonatal mortality.

Dr. Jane WakaheMedical Career

2012 - 2015: Local Consultant – Survey of Facility based Maternal and Neonatal Mortality

Evaluation and assessment of local health facilities in regards to maternal and neonatal mortality
Recommended measures to be taken to improve maternal and neonatal care in health facilities
Ran a mentorship forum that was aimed to provide mentorship for senior doctors and nurses who would then train and mentor junior staff

August 2011: Lead - Local Consultant – Country Wide Survey of Facilities in Gender Based Violence

Evaluation and assessment of local health facilities in regards to provision of GBV services
Recommended measures to be taken to elevate the provision of GBV services by creating Centers of Excellence.

1989 – to date: Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultant – Private Practitioner

Successfully runs a private Obstetrics and Gynecological practice in Nairobi
Expertise in: Obstetrics, Specialist, clinical Gynecology, as well as Gynecology-Surgeon

1984 – 1989: Obstetrics and Gynecology Consultant – Ministry of Health

Executed duties as one of the few specialist Obstetrics and Gynecological covering some of the most complicated cases at the countries only referral hospital - the Kenyatta National Hospital

1984 – 1989: Lecturer - Honorary University of Nairobi

· Successfully trained and examined Obstetrics and Gynecology graduate and post graduate students

1978 – 1980: Medical Intern then Officer – Rift Valley Provincial Hospital

· Successfully trained and qualified as Medical Officer covering: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Neonatology, Surgery Obstetrics and Gynecology graduate and post graduate students

Dr. Jane WakaheEducation

2007 – 2010: Masters of Public Health – University of Nairobi

Thesis Topic: Baseline Survey of Hospitals Preparedness to Provide Medical and Psychosocial care for Gender Based Violence Survivors in Kenya. This was an sought to find the Gaps in the comprehensive care of survivors and Suggest Recommendations for policy both at institutional level and Government level.

2007: Laparoscopy Training – Kenyatta National Hospital

Received training on minimal access / invasive surgery
2006: Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) Training
Awarded an ALSO Certificate having completed a two-day intensive course under the American Academy of Family Physicians
Receiving continuous medical education lectures in obstetrics and gynecology in various hospitals and seminars.

1980 – 1984: Masters of Medicine – University of Nairobi

Post Graduate Studies, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Awarded M.Ed. Obstetrics and Gynecology.

1973 – 1978: Bachelor of Medicine – University of Nairobi

Awarded M.B.ChB.
Dr. Jane WakahePublication
Thesis for Master of Public Health Baseline Survey of Hospitals Preparedness to Provide Medical and Psychosocial care for Gender Based Violence Survivors in Kenya.
Thesis for Medicine Program: Baseline Menstrual Blood Loss in Kenyan Women. This was an attempt to establish the normal amount of blood loss per woman in Kenya. Data was collected from various university students, nurses and nuns for a period of 4 months. Data collection, laboratory work and written research took a period of 6 months.
Eclampsia in Kenyatta National Hospital: Retrospective study of the geographic distribution and maternal outcome of patients with Eclampsia in Kenyatta National Hospital over a period of 10 years. Results were used to propose better management of handling the condition in our local setup.
Management Report of Special Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology: Report personally managed and challenging cases in 10 different gynecological emergencies and in 10 different obstetrical emergencies.
Dr. Jane Wakahe Private Practice
Dr. Jane Wakahe has been running her own private practice for the last thirty years. She has treated more than fifteen thousand patients. She has successfully delivered more than ten thousand babies.
Her thirty years of private practice have allowed her to acquire wealth of knowledge in matters infertility, contraception, breast and cervical cancer, pregnancy, menopause, and reproductive health in general.
Dr. Jane WakaheShe Chooses to Live Initiative
She is setting up an organization called, She Chooses to Live Initiative. One of its burden is to reduce the number of women suffering and dying from cervical and breast cancer in Kenya by informing women to get screened and examined for these ailments. The goal of this initiative is to drastically reduce the suffering and death of women from Cervical and Breast Cancer in Kenya through creating awareness and screening.
Every year more than 3,000 women die of cervical cancer in Kenya. This disease is almost 100% preventable meaning no woman need ever die from this disease. It has been shown that it takes close to ten years for HPV infection to become full blown cancer. If women were to be screened annually in Kenya, there would probably be very few deaths from cervical cancer in the country.
She aims to creating awareness to at least 3,000 women in the next one year on cervical and breast cancer. stressing the importance of annual screening, screen at least 600 women throughout Kenya in the next one year, carry out at least 12 successful medical camps where women will be informed and screened for both cervical and breast cancer throughout Kenya.
Dr. Jane WakaheCoaching
In the ten years Dr. Jane Wakahe has been coaching in churches and corporatesshe been providing guidance to:

Couples that are about to get married. For these couples, she covers what to expect on your honeymoon, the best contraception to use and after the wedding she covers how the honeymoon went and whether the contraception used had any side effects and was effective.
Couples that have been married for (0 – 5 years) she covers: preparing for pregnancy, physical and emotional changes of pregnancy, post-partumchanges this includes postpartum depression and the signs to look out for among other topics.
Boys and girls aged 9 – 18 years, she covers Physical changes to expect in adolescence, characteristics of adolescence, important health facts, general body cleanliness and health
Women aged 18 – 40 years, she covers contraception, how to examine breast cancer, cervical cancer, women hygiene, how to improve your fertility, healthy pregnancy.

Women aged 40 – 65 years she covers perimenopause, what is menopause, changes to expect in menopause, whether to use hormonal replacement therapy and natural remedies for symptoms of

Dr. Jane Wakahe Husband, Family and Children
She is a proud mother to three grown up children and a grandmother of two and is praying for many more.
For More Information:
Dr. Jane Wakahe
Mailto: jkgure@gmail.com
Tel: 0722 510 728