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#435: Hidden barriers to healthtech adoption with Saira Ghafur from Prova Health

from The Healthtech Podcast · host Dr. James Somauroo

This week, James is joined by Dr Saira Ghafur, respiratory consultant, health tech leader, and Co-Founder of Prova Health. She shares her journey from medical training in Scotland to NHS consultancy, policy fellowships at NHS England and in New York, and co-founding two health tech ventures. Saira discusses the realities of scaling digital health, generating credible evidence for innovation, and the challenges of regulating AI in healthcare.Connect with Saira: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-saira-g-943a1b1b/Learn more about Prova Health: https://www.provahealth.com/ Learn more about SomX for your healthtech company:https://somx.health/Apply to be a guest on The Healthtech Podcast: https://www.thehealthtechpodcast.com/Subscribe to our newsletter, Healthtech Pigeon 🐦:https://www.healthtechpigeon.com/

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