Episode 40: The Power of Rejection and Death - Dr Aqil Jairgirdar (Founder of Maa)

In this week’s episode we talk to the founder of Maa. We learn how one crucial moment in Aqil’s life triggered a life long mission to help save the lives of mothers across the world. All while being a medical student at King’s College London! We start from the very beginning and find out what drives him, how he dealt with being rejected from medicine, the moments when it all nearly fell apart and the lessons learned.

Dr A Jaigirdar is a junior doctor working in the NHS and the founder of Maa (Maternal Aid Association) a global health charity driven to reduce maternal mortality in resource poor settings. To date they have helped over 3000 pregnant mothers, educated 700+ young females with a global team of more than 160 members.

To learn more about Maa visit: https://maacharity.org/

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