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Denis Foretia

Denis Foretia

Co-Chair of the Denis & Lenora Foretia Foundation and Executive Chairman of the Nkafu Policy Institute, a leading Cameroonian think tank; surgeon by training (MD, MPH, MBA, Johns Hopkins).

Jun 5, 2026

OTT Podcast

OTT Podcast

OTT Conference special | Trusted by whom? Rethinking think tank legitimacy in the African context by Denis Foretia

Jun 5 · 24m

Denis Foretia
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So I want to tell you guys today why I became a think tanker.
Denis Foretia
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Yes, think tanker.
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I am passionate about public policy.
Denis Foretia
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As some of you know, I am a surgeon.
Denis Foretia
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And every time I walk into the operating room, and for the many hours that I am there, my focus is on one patient, one person who is in front of the operating room table.
Denis Foretia
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one set of vital signs, one or multiple operations to perform, but really, one life.

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