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WHO Africa's Emergency Director on Pandemics, AI & the Future of Health Security in Africa
What does it actually take to lead emergency response across an entire continent? Dr. Marie Roseline Belizaire, Emergency Director at WHO Africa, joins Dr. Banda Khalifa for an honest, no-headlines conversation about pandemic preparedness, AI, funding cuts, and the future of health security in Africa.
From outbreak fieldwork in the DRC to regional emergency leadership at WHO AFRO, Dr. Belizaire has spent her career where success depends not just on technical guidance, but on trust, logistics, diplomacy, and coordination under pressure. In this episode, she breaks down where emergency-response…
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