Heroes Without Scrubs Featuring Uzma Qureishi
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Tech Talk Africa | Season 2 Episode 09: Heroes Without Scrubs
Guest: Uzma Qureishi, Senior Manager EHR Operations at AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, EAST AFRICA
Some of the most important work in healthcare happens far from the bedside, and it still saves lives. I’m joined by Uzma Qureishi, an award-winning health IT leader who’s helped transform hospital care by keeping patient safety and real clinical workflows at the center of every digital decision. From the very start, her story is personal: watching her mother navigate cancer care shapes a career built on impact, not titles.
We get into what it really took to deliver a fully integrated electronic health record and run a major go-live with a 157-person command center. Uzma breaks down why legacy systems and scattered standalone tools create chaos, why stakeholder engagement can’t be a checkbox, and why subject matter experts like physicians, pharmacists, and surgeons must help build things like order sets and standardized care pathways. If you care about healthcare change management, health informatics, and EHR implementation that actually works, this is the playbook.
Then we tackle AI in healthcare with honesty. Radiology AI can speed up reads, but only if governance is tight: ethical use, security assessments, downtime planning, and strict data privacy aligned to Kenya’s Data Protection Act, not generic global claims. We also talk mentorship and internships, building local health tech capacity, and what it means for women in tech to “take your seat” and own it.
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Credits
Host:
Stella GichuhiProducer:
James NjorogeExecutive Producers:
Harry HareAgutu Dan
