SPIE VOICES OF VICISSITUDE – Episode 1: Dr. Sameen Siddiqi
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Dr. Sameen Siddiqi is the Current Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at AKU. His body of work has also spanned multiple positions such as at the WHO where he served as the Director of Health System Development & at the Health Services Academy where he was the Masters of Public Health Director. Through his experiences, Dr. Sameen has amassed an intensive body of work regarding health systems, health care service delivery, and health policy. In a world mired by pandemics, knowledge of Public Health has become essential for health practitioners, as when there is no cure, prevention is all that remains. Today Dr. Sameen sits down with SPIE Community Wing’s very own Mustafa Habib to discuss his journey, the current pandemic, and how different countries approach Health Policy Planning and Universal Health Care.
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Special Thanks To:
– GUEST – Dr. Sameen Siddiqi: Chair of Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University.
– HOST – Mustafa Habib: SPIE Community Wing & Sajida Parveen: Director, SPIE Community Wing.
– FILMING – Ghulam Nabi & Aashir Rauf
– EDITING – Aahan Arif, SPIE Socials & Marketing
– MARKETING – Amna Rashid Hanfee: SPIE Socials & Marketing
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Vicissitude (n): A change in circumstances or fortune.
The Voices of Vicissitude podcast is a student-run podcast begun by the Society of Promoting Innovation & Education (SPIE) at the Aga Khan University. The podcast centers around a variety of guests, each pertaining to different aspects of medicine such as public health, artificial intelligence, community work, and more. Throughout these episodes, guests reveal their trials and tribulations throughout life and offer insight towards key aspects that concern medicine in our day-to-day lives.
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