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Meet Neo

Neo is a Harvard-trained physician, epidemiologist, and health systems strategist with nearly two decades of experience advancing measurable improvements in health outcomes across low- and middle-income countries. Her work is driven by a clear goal: ensuring that proven medical innovations reach the people who need them most, especially in resource-constrained settings.

This mission is deeply personal. Growing up in Botswana, Neo lost her guardian mother to a treatable illness—an experience that continues to shape her commitment to closing gaps in healthcare access, quality, and equity. That commitment ultimately led her to found Thomo Healthcare Consulting.

At Thomo Healthcare Consulting, we partner with governments, nonprofits, private providers, and insurers to strengthen health systems and expand access to high-quality care. Our approach is collaborative, data-driven, and grounded in local realities. We design and deliver practical, sustainable solutions that improve service delivery, increase access to essential therapies, and generate lasting health, economic, and social impact.

Our work spans sub-Saharan Africa and beyond, addressing major health challenges including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, cancer, HIV, and mental health. We bring deep, hands-on experience—from supporting pioneering, equity-focused models like the Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence in rural Rwanda, to shaping evidence-based national strategies, to generating policy-relevant research and real-world evidence. We also work closely with partners to co-design person-centered, value-based performance frameworks and digital health information systems that enable better decision-making and measurable results.

In everything we do, we are defined by excellence in execution, integrity in every interaction, creative pragmatism in solving complex problems, and a deep commitment to ensuring every solution meaningfully improves lives.

If you’re looking to improve health outcomes – despite resource constraints – we would welcome the opportunity to work together.

Warmly,

Founder & Principal Consultant

Dr Neo Tapela