Mount Sinai International to Address African Heads of State, Health Ministers, and Pan-African Health Care Leaders at WHX Leaders World Health Expo in Ghana
Leaders of Mount Sinai International, the international ventures arm of the Mount Sinai Health System in New York, will join health care leaders from across Africa to discuss health care infrastructure development and service delivery on the continent at the inaugural WHX Leaders World Health Expo in Accra, Ghana, Tuesday-Wednesday, December 9-10.
Presented by His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana, this year’s theme of the WHX Leaders World Health Expo is “Catalyzing Africa’s health revolution through investment, innovation, impact, and infrastructure.” The event will bring together African heads of state, health ministers, policymakers, and public-private pioneers to collaborate, strategize, and unlock Africa’s health care potential.
Engaging, Interactive Sessions
WHX Leaders will include keynote sessions addressing health care challenges and opportunities on the African continent, as well as panel discussions offering insightful and interactive opportunities for debate and actionable solutions. Szabi Dorotovics, MD, MBA, President of Mount Sinai International, will participate in a focal panel on Tuesday, December 9, at 2-3 pm local time (EST), titled “Investing in Centers of Excellence: Reclaiming Africa’s Medical Expertise.” This session will examine the strategies needed to develop world-leading health care centers of excellence in Africa, reducing medical tourism and enhancing local health care capacity.
“Mount Sinai International’s mission is to facilitate the development of our health care partners around the globe by sharing Mount Sinai’s collective academic, research, and clinical knowledge and experience,” said Dr. Dorotovics. “Our aim is to support the transformation of global hospitals and health care organizations as they seek to attain the highest international standards of health care delivery. At WHX Leaders in Ghana, we look forward to learning from our esteemed African colleagues about the current African health care landscape, while exploring how Mount Sinai could assist in accelerating regional, national, and local health care development.”
To learn more about how Mount Sinai International is paving the way for the future of global health care through health innovation and international collaboration, please visit https://www.mountsinai.org/about/international.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with 48,000 employees working across seven hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 600 research and clinical labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time—discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it.
Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians and 10 free-standing joint-venture centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida. Hospitals within the System are consistently ranked by Newsweek’s® “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals, Best in State Hospitals, World Best Hospitals and Best Specialty Hospitals” and by U.S. News & World Report's® “Best Hospitals” and “Best Children’s Hospitals.” The Mount Sinai Hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report® “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll for 2025-2026.
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