Episode 9 - BA Sillah, Investing in Africa, and Getting an MBA




The Penn HealthX Podcast show

Summary: BA Sillah joins the Penn HealthX Podcast to discuss getting an MBA, and investing in healthcare in Africa. 3:00 – The MBA year at Wharton 7:30 – deciding not to go into residency 15:30 – rising interest in business in medicine 19:00 – working in Africa 26:00 – addressing problems unique to the healthcare systems of emerging countries 33:00 – the downside to charity care 38:40 – working for Excelsior and investing to benefit a community Links BA's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/barthalomew-sillah-5433b614/ King's Sierra Leone Partnership http://kslp.org.uk/ Excelsior Group http://excelsior-group.com/ Ghana National Health Insurance Website http://www.nhis.gov.gh/