Malone Mukwende

Est. London. Practising worldwide

Rebuilding
Healthcare.

Dr. Malone Mukwende is a physician, international speaker and founder working at the intersection of healthcare, equity and technology, building the tools and conversations modern medicine has been missing.

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Honoree

Forbes 30 Under 30

PORTRAIT, 2025

Forbes 30 Under 30 ✦TIME, interview by Angelina Jolie ✦BBC ✦ABC News ✦ITV News ✦Evening Standard ✦CBC Radio ✦TEDx ✦Forbes 30 Under 30 ✦TIME, interview by Angelina Jolie ✦BBC ✦ABC News ✦ITV News ✦Evening Standard ✦CBC Radio ✦TEDx ✦

§ 01 · Manifesto

Healthcare should look like the people it serves. For too long the textbooks didn't. My work, clinical, entrepreneurial and on stage, is about closing that gap.

4

Countries spoken in

500k+

People using Mind the Gap

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Mission. Equitable care

Dr. Malone Mukwende speaking on stage

§ 02 · On stage

Talks that move
rooms, and policy.

Dr. Malone Mukwende speaks on the future of inclusive medicine, the founder's path through healthcare, and what it takes to change a discipline from within.

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§ 03 · Ventures

Things I've built.

01Black and Brown SkinClosing the gap in health inequalities02HutanoSkin advice platform, partnered with Neutrogena03Mind the GapClinical handbook on signs in darker skin04Business of HealthMedia brand on YouTube & Substack05Property InvestorBuilding long-term wealth through real estate

§ 04 · Press & features

In the press.

01ABC News / GMA20-year-old med student hopes his book helps doctors identify conditions on dark skin ↗ 202002CBC RadioMedical student creates handbook for diagnosing conditions in Black and brown skin ↗ 202003MDedge DermatologyMedical student in the UK creates handbook of clinical signs on darker skin ↗ 202004St George's, University of LondonMind the Gap handbook now freely available online ↗ 202005St George's, University of LondonMind the Gap: One Year On ↗ 202106Black & Brown SkinMind the Gap, the project that started a global conversation ↗ Ongoing
Mind the Gap clinical handbook

§ 05 · Publication

Mind the Gap, a handbook for clinical signs in Black and Brown skin.

Co-authored as a medical student, now used in hospitals and universities across the world. A small book that started a much larger conversation.

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