Healthcare Communiquétor

“Whilst David is seen in role as a leading Health Communications and Advocacy expert, he has also played a pivotal and strategic role in creating Southern Africa’s leading Public Private Partnership for Malaria. I met David in 2009 whilst he was leading the award winning United Against Malaria campaign. David inspired us to get involved and together we built a strong private sector team showcasing malaria at the South African hosted 2010 soccer FIFA World Cup. It was very successful, and he set a foundation for future campaigns covering malaria and other diseases on the continent. David’s leadership, strategic thinking and mentorship enabled Robbie Brozin (founder of Nandos) and I to build Goodbye Malaria and create a public private partnership between the governments of Mozambique, South Africa and Eswatini (Swaziland) and The Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Goodbye Malaria. The current funding by all partners is close to $30m and around 2 million people are protected from malaria in Southern Africa. David’s insights and inspiration has helped me lead the Goodbye Malaria team since inception. David’s knowledge and understanding of Africa runs deep, built from the ground up. David was equally comfortable dealing with Presidents as with a youngster suffering from malaria.” – Sherwin Charles, CEO, Goodbye Malaria

“David has always understood that healthcare is more than drugs, it is about health! And the only way to help deliver health outcomes is to connect the ecosystem in partnerships. So, he has consistently driven connections between pharma companies, between pharma and patients, between patients and governments, and between NGOs and pharma companies to the benefit of us all. These are not easy alliances to create and then sustain and many have only come about because of David's sheer tenacity and his personal integrity. In this rather jaundiced age, David's integrity and requirement that all around him do the right thing makes him an exceptional leader which his very happy band of healthcare warriors can attest to!” – Paul Taaffe, CEO, Huntsworth

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with David for more than a decade -- beginning when I was at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and we partnered to create United Against Malaria, a global coalition focused on malaria control. Over the years, I continue to be impressed by his passion and commitment to taking on the world's most pressing health issues. From malaria to Ebola, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, David believes in the power of communications as a health intervention with the ability to improve and save lives. He is a motivational, results-driven leader who isn’t afraid of big challenges and inspires others to follow in his path. And to top it off, he’s also a wonderful human being.” – Gabrielle Fitzgerald, CEO, Panorama