A graduate out of the first Global Health and Development cohort, worked in research on neurodegenerative diseases, health advocacy and servicing the needy, I’m taking the MPH in the PHP-CPHC concentration to further my study in the diverse public health field.
Raised with people of numerous ethnicities and servicing people of all ages, it was evident that health needed to be tailored to different populations – a challenge that is still far from being solved. The fragmentation between social and health spheres is present despite being two sides of the same coin and is an area I would like to focus on alongside my interest in physical activity with my sporting background. I hope to use the MPH as an opportunity to push for the integration of different disciplines as a greater, holistic approach to care.
Being granted the UGC Targeted TPg Fellowships enables many more options for me in the MPH program and allows me to maximize my resources in study and related activities. The confidence gained from financial support and the motivation to perform drives me to stay curious and push myself further beyond.
My favourite parts of the MPH programme are the diverse experiences you can take from professors and classmates. Learning from health perspectives, fundamental factors in daily life or expertise of the many professors and professions of classmates gives me invaluable insight and inspiration on the angles health issues can take. These experiences coalesce theories, frameworks and rationales behind current practice and further probe the questions of how we can better the health of the world population.
After graduating from the MPH, I hope to push for a foundation of more dynamic health systems, more resilient to events of all scales and holistically adapted to needs of respective populations.
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