Dr. Ann Aerts Authors

Dr. Ann Aerts

Dr. Ann Aerts has been head of the Novartis Foundation since January 2013. The foundation is an organization committed to having a transformational impact on the health of low-income populations. Ann holds a degree in medicine and a master's in public health from the University of Leuven, Belgium, and a degree in tropical medicine from the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. In 2014, Ann was nominated by PharmaVOICE as one of the 100 Most Inspiring People in the life science industry.

Latest Articles

HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
Opinion: Digital tool to help countries leapfrog via AI-driven health solutions
21 Jun 2021
A new, freely available, online tool is helping countries pinpoint the areas they need to strengthen in order to realize the full potential of artificial intelligence in health.
HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
HealthTech Dialogue Hub: Sponsored by Novartis Foundation
Opinion: How can data help us defeat the world’s biggest killer?
26 May 2021
COVID-19 has made everyone — even the most skeptical — realize how data, digital technology, and AI are true enablers for delivering health and care. Two new initiatives aim to use this momentum to help defeat the world’s biggest killer.
Focus on: future of health partnerships
Focus on: future of health partnerships
Opinion: To stem the tide of NCDs, redesign the health care systems
29 Jan 2019
The fight against noncommunicable diseases needs to account for outdated health care systems. Here are three lessons for reform from a community-based care initiative in Ghana.
Healthy Horizons
Healthy Horizons
Opinion: Universal health coverage and the power of partnerships
18 Sep 2017
Every year 100 million people are pushed below the poverty line due to out-of-pocket expenditure on health services. How can we change this? Dr. Ann Aerts, head of the Novartis Foundation, discusses the role of digitization in achieving universal health coverage and explains the need to recognize that disease and health are part of a bigger picture.
Wired for Impact
Wired for Impact
The promise of digital health in LMICs
24 May 2016
How can digital health significantly expand patient reach and make health services more cost-efficient? Novartis Foundation's Ann Aerts discusses how digital health can also greatly improve the quality of care delivered by local health services, in this exclusive #Wired4Impact guest column.
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