Maa's The Word

This week, we have the Scrubbed in duo, Dr Abdul Rahyead and Dr Amz Choudhury. Both share their incredible success stories from being working class lads to fulfilling their dreams of being medical doctors. Most recently, they founded Peerr, a peer-to-peer learning platform to help others learn and achieve their career ambitions. Tune in to find out how they carved their own realities and worked towards their goals to become tomorrow's changemakers. 

An ardent YouTuber, TikTok'er and changemaker, Nurse Zara shares her journey into the world of healthcare through Nursing within the NHS. Zara has worked in various units, most recently re-deployed within the ICU and has been nominated for the best nurse award. This podcast follows Zara’s journey into Nursing from initially considering a career in the world of corporate affairs. Zara shares her experience working within one of the most intense period in recent history, the global pandemic & how she has managed during the early years in her career. Find out what it's really like to be working in times of uncertainty, Zara shares her experiences as she joins the force of frontline staff to help saves lives amongst the global catastrophe, Covid19. She shares the importance of resilience in fulfilling your career ambitions irrespective of the hurdles that may be seen.

Dr Makins discusses the different global health systems and how this affects quality of life for the people, in particular pregnant women. She discusses the importance of education particularly in challenging the stigma surrounding pregnancy in particular communities across the globe. Dr Makins shares her experiences working with Figo. It’s almost imperative to have healthy systems in place, and educational programmes to facilitate healthier pregnancies and smoother deliveries.

Dr Eltuhamy explores the ongoing political atrocities in Palestine and the current state of the healthcare as well as the long term health implications on the civilians and the future generations. Tune in to hear about more about the the Palestinian crisis and how we as a global community could do our bit to help those in need.

Joined by human rights activist Rahima Begum we learn her story into politics and navigating the complex issues of child poverty in the dark underbelly of Bangladesh's street capitals.