{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68b853d97450e0cb4157ca77/69951ce96415006ed24c926f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Representation to Reform  with Dr Khadija Owusu on Health Equity and Girl's Education","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68b853d97450e0cb4157ca77/1771378330378-33166960-6743-452e-8c7d-3719de8cb435.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Dr Khadija Owusu, a medical doctor, Founder of AKAYA Foundation and global health advocate joins us to discuss why representation in medicine is not enough, and what real reform in healthcare systems should look like.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore:</p><p>• Why Black women in the UK face disproportionate maternal health risks</p><p>• The structural inequalities affecting ethnic minority communities</p><p>• How girls’ education acts as a powerful public health intervention</p><p>• Why social determinants drive health outcomes more than biology</p><p>• The barriers preventing women — especially Black women — from leadership in global health</p><p>• What meaningful healthcare reform actually requires</p><p>This conversation connects clinical insight, culture, youth empowerment, and systems thinking — moving beyond awareness toward structural change.</p><p><br></p><p>🔔 Subscribe for more structured conversations on mental health, health equity, and healthcare reform.</p><p><br></p><p>📲 Share this episode with someone passionate about health systems change.</p><p><br></p><p>#HealthEquity #MentalHealth #GlobalHealth #GirlsEducation #HealthcareReform #PublicHealth #RepresentationMatters</p>","author_name":"Kwame Osei Owusu"}