Lawrence Mwenge Campaign Message 2025

Name

Lawrence Mwenge

Qualifications

MSc PH

Current Position And Name Of Organisation

Senior Health Economist & Head of Unit (Outgoing), Zambart

Other Board Positions Held (Current or Past)

None

Professional Associations

International Health Economics Association

Experience Profile And How It Relates To This Role

As a Development Economist with 18 years of experience, my skills and expertise will be highly relevant to CareCoop's business. By leveraging my experience and expertise, I can make a significant contribution to CareCoop's success and help the cooperative achieve its mission of providing affordable and equitable high-quality products/services to its members.

Public Financing and Project Appraisal

1. Financial sustainability: developing sustainable financial modeling, ensuring the cooperative's long-term viability.
2. Project evaluation: evaluating CareCoop's projects, ensuring they align with the cooperative's goals and objectives.

Policy Analysis and Behavioral Economics

1. Member behavior: My knowledge of behavioral economics can be applied to understanding member behavior, helping CareCoop design effective strategies to engage and retain members.

Market Assessment and Investment Analysis

1. Market research: helping CareCoop conduct market research, identifying opportunities and challenges in its business space.
2. Investment decisions: Evaluating potential investments, ensuring CareCoop makes informed decisions that align with its goals.

Entrepreneurship and Innovation

1. Innovative solutions: My experience in running a small business can help CareCoop develop innovative solutions to address the needs of its members and clientile.
2. Strategic partnerships: identifying strategic partnerships that can help CareCoop achieve its objectives.

Health Economics Help evaluating the effectiveness of CareCoop's services, ensuring equitable and value-for-money partnership for the benefit of members.

What You Intend To Bring to the Board

As a board member, I bring a commitment to strengthening CareCoop's partnerships and strategic planning. Specifically:

1. Enhanced Partnerships: I will ensure that partnerships with service providers are equitable, value-for-money, and prioritize member benefits. I will work closely with the Audit and Risk Committee and management to appraise projects and hold partners accountable.
2. Strategic Alignment: I will guarantee that our strategic plans align with our by-laws, ensuring that we better serve our members. This includes prioritizing education, training, and information for members, representatives, and managers.

By bringing these focus areas to the board, I aim to drive growth, accountability, and member-centric decision-making at CareCoop.