Season 2, Episode 12: Diabetes in Pakistan – Living the Sweet Life, with Meethi Zindagi
Join us for this very special discussion with the founders of Meethi Zindagi (pronounced Meet-hee-Zin-da-gee, meaning “Sweet Life” in Urdu), a community-centric diabetes support organization in Pakistan.
The Meethi Zindagi philosophy recognizes that people with diabetes are the key stakeholders in their own wellbeing. Meethi Zindagi focusses on the five key areas of insulin support, education, peer support, awareness and advocacy. The world is definitely a better place because Sana and Anum are in it.
To learn more about their work, visit their website at meethizindagi.org
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Sana Ajmal is the Founder and Executive Director of Meethi Zindagi, which is the only diabetes community organization in Pakistan.
Meethi Zindagi works in 5 the key areas of insulin support, education, peer support, awareness and advocacy at a national scale. With her academic background in engineering, Sana developed a diabetes support system based on international best practices, tailored to meet local needs, and supported with the use of technology. This approach is the cornerstone of the work she does through Meethi Zindagi.
Sana has been living with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of 15.
Anum Anwar is a Diabetes Advocate, Certified Diabetes Educator and a Bio-technologist.
Anum works at Meethi Zindagi, a not-for-profit in Pakistan, which is the only patient-centric organization in the country working for the rights of people with diabetes.
She has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for the past 26 years.
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This episode of Dia-logue: The Diapoint Podcast is brought to you by Meethi Zindagi.
Meethi Zindagi is a not-for-profit in Pakistan – the only patient-centric organization in the country working for the rights of people with diabetes. The Meethi Zindagi philosophy recognizes that people with diabetes are the key stakeholders in their own wellbeing. Meethi Zindagi focusses on the five key areas of insulin support, education, peer support, awareness and advocacy.
To learn more about their work, visit their website at meethizindagi.org
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