Clinical Trials as a Global Industry Who Benefits and How | ACRN Podcast EP05

In this episode of The ACRN Health Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Huwaida Bulhan — physician, public health expert— for a powerful conversation on “Clinical Trials as a Global Industry: Who Benefits and How?”Together, we unpack the realities behind the global clinical trials ecosystem, a market worth more than $60 billion, and ask the difficult but necessary questions: Who truly benefits from clinical research? Why does Africa currently represent only 1% of the global clinical trials market? What does it mean for Africa to move from being an “end user” to a full participant in healthcare innovation? And what would success look like for African-led science and medicine?Dr. Bulhan shares her deeply personal journey from working in underserved healthcare settings in Kenya to leadership roles in global clinical research, while exploring the future of African participation in medicine, research, and healthcare systems.This is a bold, thought-provoking conversation about equity, innovation, science, and Africa’s role in shaping the future of global health.Listen now and follow The ACRN Health Podcast for more conversations at the intersection of healthcare, research, innovation, and Africa’s future.