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Cities serve as the heartbeats of nations. While often associated with exacerbating health challenges, they can act as a catalyst for transforming the way we deliver health and care.

Read our @WEF Centre for Urban Transformation blog article to learn more about how we do all of this and more at the Novartis Foundation.

https://t.co/jhTncjZrVK

#PopulationHealth #Data #HealthTech

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Cities serve as the heartbeats of nations. While often associated with exacerbating health challenges, they can act as a catalyst for transforming the way we deliver health and care.

Read our @WEF Centre for Urban Transformation blog article to learn more about how we do all of this and more at the Novartis Foundation.

https://t.co/jhTncjZrVK

#PopulationHealth #Data #HealthTech

[Novartis Foundation @NovartisFDN]

How can we make cities more livable and inclusive? Improving health equity is a great thing to start with!

In the context of this year’s annual World Economic Forum, the @wef Centre for Urban Transformation has curated a collection of perspectives on city life and urbanization.

@AnnAertsNF, Head of the Novartis Foundation, has teamed up with Diana Rodriguez Franco, Former Secretary of Women’s Affairs for the City of Bogotá, Colombia, to share two views on how we can turn our cities’ perceived shortfalls in great assets to drive population health at scale. One of them leans on tech and AI, and the other challenges our fundamental assumptions of city architecture.

See page 28 in the booklet.

https://t.co/47uIrw7w9e

#WEF24 #PopulationHealth #HealthEquity

[Medicus Mundi @Network_MMS]

➡️With its #AI4HealthyCities initiative @NovartisFDN is deciphering what truly drives our health

Applying #AI to analyze large sets of #healthdata can support a much-needed paradigm shift in health systems

@AnnAertsNF @Microsoft @nyupublichealth #CVD

https://t.co/lZHNLrjFXa

[Ann Aerts, MD @AnnAertsNF]

𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 | 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 | 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞

2023 has been a year unlike any other for @NovartisFDN. I invite you to read my year-end recap and wish you happy holidays!

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#PopulationHealth #Impact #Teamwork
#Data @Novartis @NovartisGH

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@worldheartfed Thank you for the great partnership over all these years - together we're supporting healthier hearts around the globe ♥️

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Podcast time! 🎙 ❤️

👉 https://t.co/yjDScb6iVS 👈

Be it digital health applications, evidence-based policy design or patient empowerment – in the end, moving the needle on heart disease requires reliable and diverse high-quality data. Tune into the latest episode of “Data at the Heart” now, a new podcast series by @worldheartfed, where our very own Sarah Des Rosiers talks about how we at the Novartis Foundation use data to enable greater cardiovascular health across populations.

#PopulationHealth #Data #HealthTech

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Translating insights into impact! 📈 🎯

We've just wrapped up on the first convening of the #AI4HealthyCities Global Expert Council in New York City, co-chaired by Michelle Williams, Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Ann Aerts, Head of the Novartis Foundation.

The Expert Council will support us in unleashing the full potential of our population health initiative AI4HealthyCities, a global program founded by the Novartis Foundation and @MicrosoftAI, using existing data from health and health-influencing sectors to identify the leading determinants of cardiovascular health outcomes and inequities in cities such as New York City, Singapore, Basel, and Helsinki.

In AI4HealthyCities, we analyze data from all possible sources, from administrative data to survey data to literature reviews to selected data collection. The Expert Council plays a crucial role in reviewing insights from different data types, evaluate potential differences, and guide additional analytics, in addition to providing us with advice on how best to translate insights into action. Ultimately, we are workings towards the creation and handover of decision-making tools for policymakers, health system managers and civil society.

Learn more about AI4HealthyCities:
https://t.co/EhNhoPCsNx

Thank you, dear Council members, for your willingness to support us in moving the needle on population health.

Council Members:
🔸Ann Aerts, Head Novartis Foundation (Co-chair)
🔸Michelle Williams, Joan and Julius Jacobson Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health (Co-chair), Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
🔸 Daniel Dawes, Senior Vice President, Global Health, and Executive Director, Institute of Global Health Equity, Meharry Medical College
🔸 Valentin Fuster, President Mount Sinai Heart, New York City
🔸 Spring Gombe, Partner Public Affairs, Market Access Africa
🔸 Adriano Massuda, Professor FGV - Fundação Getulio Vargas School of Business Administration, São Paulo
🔸 David Napier, Professor of Medical Anthropology, University College London UCL, Director UCL's Science, Medicine, and Society Network
🔸 K Srinath Reddy, Honorary Distinguished Professor and Goodwill Ambassador, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for Public Health Partnerships
🔸 Carolyn Lam, Senior Consultant Department of Cardiology and Director of Women's Heart Health, National Heart Centre Singapore
🔸 Juha Jolkkonen, Executive Director Social Services & Healthcare, Helsinki
🔸 Ramesh Raskar, Associate Director of MIT Media Lab, Assoc. Prof. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the Camera Culture group at MIT Media Lab

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@ETHFoundation1 @Novartis @ETH_en @AnnaToidze @LucaDrole @BenHale95 @ks_romane @berkaysenkalfa @elenalyulina @mertunsal2020 @CotetTudor Always a pleasure to host such amazingly talented young people - we're very proud of you!

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🏆 We are thrilled to share that The HealthTech Hub Africa (HTHA) has clinched the prestigious 2023 P3 Impact Award, recognizing their exceptional efforts in revolutionizing healthcare across the African continent.

HTHA is a dynamic cross-sector partnership uniting the @NovartisFDN, the @PJMFnd, the @GlobalFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, @Bridge4Billions, the @Norrsken_org, and the @c4ir_rw.

At the heart of this achievement is HTHA's commitment to fostering meaningful collaborations between governments and start-ups to drive forward data and technology-enabled innovations in African healthcare.
What truly sets HTHA apart is its dual mission – supporting both entrepreneurs and governments, all working towards the shared goal of advancing health equity.

HTHA's remarkable work includes a comprehensive ten-month innovation and investment readiness program for health tech entrepreneurs. In addition, they've formed an Intergovernmental Working Group that unites government leaders and entrepreneurs to chart out policy pathways for integrating health tech into public health systems.

The impact of HTHA's efforts thus far is truly impressive: they've supported 68 organizations from 17 African countries, benefiting over 2.35 million people, securing $18 million in capital investment, and generating over 800 jobs. Looking ahead, HTHA has ambitious goals – they aim to secure $50 million in funding over the next three years, expand their reach to over 3 million people across Africa, and create 1,200 local job opportunities. 🌟👏

👉 Dive into our P3 Impact Award Report: https://t.co/orh79sssZj

The P3 Impact Award was created by Concordia, the @DardenMBA andVirg @StateDept. Office of Global Partnerships to honor outstanding public-private partnerships (P3s) that contribute to community and global improvement, recognizing leading practices and insights in cross-sector collaborations.

#P3ImpactAward #HealthTech #Concordia23

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@worldheartfed @theawkwardyeti @cardiologiaec @SIAC_cardio @IAHFnews @pahowho @Salud_Ec @hug_ge @GeneveTourisme @IHME_UW @WHO @TheLancet @imperialcollege Thank you for the tremendously important work you do, and congratulations on the successful re-launch of the Observatory. Data and visualization are the key to better awareness of #CVD.

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Millions of lives, billions of dollars: heart disease places a massive toll on our global community, yet is not thoroughly addressed.

For #WorldHeartDay, @AnnAertsNF explored potential root causes for this paradox in her article for @PharmaPhorum– and perspectives for a way out.

https://t.co/qrH2jHZVcJ

#PopulationHealth #HealthEquity

[Ann Aerts, MD @AnnAertsNF]

Beyond thankful for everyone who attended our AI4HealthyCities event with @ForeignPolicy at the sidelines of #UNGA78 earlier this week.

Thought-provoking and insightful debates on how our heart health can benefit from data analysis, advanced analytics, and AI. More to come!

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Heartfelt congratulations to the HealthTech Hub Africa for winning the 2023 P3 Impact Award - we're proud to be part of this one-of-a-kind organization to accelerate health innovations for Africa! 👏🏾

[HealthTech Hub Africa @HealthTech_org]

This week, the U.S. Department of State's Office of Global Partnerships, Concordia, and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in Society declared the HTHA the P3 Impact Award as the leading public-private partnership improving communities and the world in 2023!

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Collaboration, Career, Cardiovascular Health 🎙

Our Elizabeth Adamson joined NYU School of Global Public Health for their most recent “I am GPH” podcast episode. Together with host Aman Chopra and Dr. Jose Pagan, she talks our AI4HealthyCities partnership to give New York City a boost in heart health, career advice to young professionals, and which type of AI appears promising for our global community. Spoiler alert: it’s not generative AI!

Tune in now:
📺 Youtube: https://t.co/hOg2UmKWOt
🎧 Spotify: https://t.co/FtMZqt7aep
🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://t.co/8gnIpoPpo1

#PopulationHealth #HealthEquity #HealthTech

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Did you know that only 20% of your health outcomes are determined by the healthcare you receive?

The conditions in which you are born, grow and work shape up to 80%. Applying AI can help overcome barriers that may hinder people from receiving the care they need. Find out how.

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@TechambDK @AMEngtoft We're very much looking forward to having you, @AMEngtoft - thank you for sharing your unique perspectives and insights!

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“The main creative ideas come by working with the people on the ground, it’s the key to success for our urban health initiatives.”

Tune in for @AnnAertsNF's #podcast on @Novartis Live.Magazine to learn how we lean on #data and #digital tech to narrow heart health inequities.

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@IntHealthAI Go, @PeterSpeyer! 🥳