About Mohammed Azhar Khan
MICRO-BIO
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I am a dentist who is currently studying an MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion. I am a Chevening Scholar 2018/19. The Chevening Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship awarded to less than 2% of the 65000 applicants, and recognises future le...More
I am a dentist who is currently studying an MSc in Public Health and Health Promotion. I am a Chevening Scholar 2018/19. The Chevening Scholarship is a prestigious scholarship awarded to less than 2% of the 65000 applicants, and recognises future leaders. I am privileged to be part of the Chevening community and I am currently using my time in the United Kingdom to learn about the NHS. I hope to use the knowledge and the network I have acquired to address some of the most pressing health challenges in my home country, South Africa. Previously, I worked as a dentist in the public sector in South Africa and was exposed to the harsh realities facing healthcare in rural settings. Seeing how inequality perpetuates the poor health cycle prompted me to seek knowledge and try and improve the health system. I have led school outreach programmes to educate pre-primary and primary school children about oral hygiene. I have also conducted free dental screenings at these schools. I have also volunteered as a dentist on the Phelophepha train, which is a train that visits rural stations in South Africa and provides free dental treatment. I have provided advice to the Betsi-Quthing partnership, a partnership between Welsh and Lesotho governments, with regards to improving their work. I am currently part of a team of Chevening and Commonwealth Scholars who are researching an intervention using health workers to manage neglected tropical diseases. I also love the sea and playing cricket.
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EXPERIENCE
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Bangor University
- Postgraduate Student
- Healthcare Sciences
- Present
EDUCATION
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Bangor University
- MSc Public Health and Health Promotion
- September 2018 to Present
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Management College of Southern Africa
- Masters of Business Administration
- July 2015 to December 2018
MBA
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University of the Witwatersrand
- Bachelor of Dental Science
- January 2008 to December 2011
Undergraduate dentist qualification
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