We're striving to help more people with chronic spontaneous urticaria—a skin condition marked by hives and distressful itching—return to their daily lives.

Our innovations matter only when they reach the people who need them. Yet millions live with heart disease or cancer without knowing it or have limited access to care – especially those in low-income, rural or other hard-to-reach communities.

Chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes were once the preserve of wealthy countries but are now increasingly common in lower-income countries too as populations age and lifestyles change.

Over the next 15 years chronic disease like cancer and heart disease will become major killers in Sub-Saharan Africa. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit explains why.

Dr. Matchaba describes how his unique background can help guide the company’s access-to-medicine efforts.