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    Dr. Amit N. Thakker

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    Dr. Thakker is an award-winning medical doctor affiliated with several private health companies. He has held leadership positions with organizations like UNFPA and PPP HK. As a health expert, he provides consultancy to groups such as the World Bank. In the private sector, he has strategic roles with companies in Africa and the US. Dr. Thakker has received several awards for his leadership and contributions to the healthcare industry in Africa. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully established medical organizations in developing countries. He is a sought-after speaker on topics like social entrepreneurship and healthcare management.

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    Dr. Thakker is an award-winning medical doctor affiliated with several private health companies. He has held leadership positions with organizations like UNFPA and PPP HK. As a health expert, he provides consultancy to groups such as the World Bank. In the private sector, he has strategic roles with companies in Africa and the US. Dr. Thakker has received several awards for his leadership and contributions to the healthcare industry in Africa. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully established medical organizations in developing countries. He is a sought-after speaker on topics like social entrepreneurship and healthcare management.

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    Dr. Thakker is an award-winning medical doctor affiliated with several private health companies. He has held leadership positions with organizations like UNFPA and PPP HK. As a health expert, he provides consultancy to groups such as the World Bank. In the private sector, he has strategic roles with companies in Africa and the US. Dr. Thakker has received several awards for his leadership and contributions to the healthcare industry in Africa. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully established medical organizations in developing countries. He is a sought-after speaker on topics like social entrepreneurship and healthcare management.

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    Dr. Amit N. Thakker

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    Dr. Thakker is an award-winning medical doctor affiliated with several private health companies. He has held leadership positions with organizations like UNFPA and PPP HK. As a health expert, he provides consultancy to groups such as the World Bank. In the private sector, he has strategic roles with companies in Africa and the US. Dr. Thakker has received several awards for his leadership and contributions to the healthcare industry in Africa. With over 20 years of experience, he has successfully established medical organizations in developing countries. He is a sought-after speaker on topics like social entrepreneurship and healthcare management.

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    As an award winning medical doctor, entrepreneur and health sector champion, Dr. Thakker is also affiliated
    with several private companies in the health industry. He was the Co-Chair of the Private Sector Advisory
    Panel through UNFPA, and Vice-Chairman of the Public Private Partnership, Health Kenya (PPP HK). He was
    appointed on the Board of EEIG in Germany (European Centre of Expertise of the Healthcare Industry),
    AMREF Flying Doctors (Kenya), and Seven Seas Technologies. As a health expert, he has and continues to
    provide high level advisory and consultancies to developmental partners such as World Bank/IFC,
    PharmAccess, GIZ, German Healthcare Partnership, Global Fund among others. In the private sector he is well
    recognized for his strategic consulting roles with Africa Medical Investments (Mozambique, Zimbabwe and
    Tanzania), Momentum Africa (South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia), Aetna Incorporated (USA and
    Dubai), Acacia Medical Centre, Guru Nanak Hospital and Humming Health (Kenya).

    Being an impactful figure in the healthcare industry, Dr. Thakker has been awarded several accolades. In
    September 2017, he was awarded as the Regional Winner in the Business & Professional Services category, for
    his leadership, strategic vision & exceptional contribution in the African Business sector by Titans: Building
    Nations CEO Global. He was also voted the “Best Male Entrepreneur of the year” by Rotary International in
    1999. In 2004, he was awarded the Chairman’s Award by Kenya Medical Association, and in 2005, he won the
    Best Chairman’s Award by the Round Table Association in East Africa, an international organization of young
    men below the age of 40 from different professions, races and ethnic groups.

    With over 20 years of experience in operations, change management and business networking coupled with
    successes in challenging economies and cultural contexts, Dr. Thakker has successfully spearheaded the
    establishment of medical and primary health organizations in various developing countries including
    Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Nigeria, Tanzania and Kenya. He is a much sought-after speaker and
    mentor on social entrepreneurship, leadership and healthcare management having given talks all over the world.
    An accomplished champion in healthcare management, he is well recognized for his integrative approach in
    providing innovative and bold business cross cutting solutions in the health services and financing sector within
    Eastern and Southern Africa.

    Dr. Thakker has a Bachelor’s in medicine and surgery from the University of Nairobi, Kenya and an Executive
    MBA from National Insurance Academy (NIA) in India. He has also completed a Health Leadership training
    from George Washington University, USA.

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