Think BIG for Africa Podcast

Public Health Specialist and Researcher: Advocating for Cardio-Vascular Health | Dr. Bridget Nwagbara

Ekene Banye / Dr. Bridget Nwagbara Episode 135

Welcome back to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast. In today’s episode, my guest is a medical doctor, a Public Health Specialist, and a Researcher; Bridget Nwagbara. Bridget is an advocate for cardiovascular health and longevity. She is also the Co-founder of Viedial Healthcare which builds personalized care to prevent cardiovascular diseases.
 
In this conversation, we covered topics like;

-       Why Africans are prone to Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       The MYTH of long life in African villages

-       Public Health Advocacy for Cardio-Vascular Diseases in Nigeria 

-       How to get stakeholders to buy-in into the implementation of public health policies and proposals

-       The issues that motivated Bridget to choose to work on Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       The need for individuals to find out their Risk Factors for Cardio-Vascular diseases

-       Bridget’s books recommendations - Biographies and Philosophies that shape our times

-      AI, “Coded Gaze” and other ways of knowing – interesting concept 

-       Longevity and Re-designing of Life 

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