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Meet Basant
16/17 Eira Francis Scholarship Winner
Basant, who is from Egypt, was the winner of the 16/17 Eira Francis Davies Scholarship and studied MSc Public Health and Health Promotion.
Prior to starting her MSc degree in Swansea, Basant was involved with civil society projects in Egypt empowering health since 2010, where her main target group was women residing in slum and rural areas#.
We chat to Basant below to find out more about her course, life in Swansea and how the Eira Francis Davies Scholarship has impacted her life.
Meet Basant.
Why did you choose Swansea University?
Egypt suffers from a deteriorating healthcare system which is driving a decline of public health, which is exacerbated by a lack of public health specialists and schools in Egypt. Willing to change this fact, I have been involved with civil society projects in Egypt empowering health since 2010, where my main target group was women residing in slum and rural areas (since they re th