Shane Fitch, president of the Lovexair Foundation, was invited to participate in the webinar “High Social Impact in Global Health”, organized by ACHA-Americas Continental Health Alliance, an organization with a presence in Latin America.
“Health systems around the world face great challenges, and the work of NGOs dedicated to adding value to the community becomes very relevant.” Diego Rinaldi, member of the board of the Cluster of the Americas and general coordinator of the office of HE THINKS in Argentina.
The event brought together 4 speakers representing various social organizations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the community (social impact on health).
Shane Fitch's presentation “COVID and respiratory health: How do we address it as social organizations?” focused on the current context faced by patients with respiratory conditions, and what digital health solutions exist to support this community. In this context, he presented HappyAir, a comprehensive care ecosystem that connects the patient with the health team, and provides personalized support plans for prevention and control, and training programs to empower the patient in self-care of their health.
For its part, Pablo Chami He presented the project of Wheelchairs of Hope, an organization that develops, manufactures and distributes innovative, lightweight and durable children's wheelchairs for low-resource settings.
Then Marissa Fayer he presented HERhealthEQ, an organization whose mission is to advance health equity for women by providing medical devices and equipment to developing nations for women's health issues.
Lastly, Gaspar Reboredo Lombardo, reference of HELPERS NGO, shared his experience with this app that consists of a social network of volunteers connected to provide first aid and help to whoever may need it.
Did you miss the event? Here is the video of the full conference:
ACHA – Americas Continental Health Alliance – is a non-profit organization that facilitates connections between multiple stakeholders in the healthcare sector, driving sustainable and disruptive change in the delivery of services for the healthcare industry.
The main objective is the creation of regional and global ecosystems in the Health Area, in which local needs can be addressed to implement technological solutions and “Connected Health” services. These ecosystems belong to everyone. They are open, inclusive and free for all participants in the health sector, such as: government, universities, pharmaceutical industry, providers, social works, prepaid health insurance, hospitals and clinics, technology providers, startups, social assistance, research organizations, foundations, among others.
Currently, ACHAlliance is working to align members across ecosystems, assist startups at different stages, launch educational programs and a Global Health Technology Observatory, and create internationalization plans (go-global) for health technology companies.
Last updated on May 13, 2021
