SOUTH ASIA: Paternalism & Public Healthcare

Wednesday | 9 October 2024 | ONLINE

3.30pm UK / 7.30pm Pakistan / 8pm India & Sri Lanka  

An online panel discussion on prevalent forms of paternalism (especially vis-a-vis women patients) in medical practice/care in South Asia –- looking at its impact on doctor-patient communication, decision-making, exploitation (financial), cultural-patriarchal factors, and what may be a path forward towards a more patient-centred healthcare approach.

SPEAKERS: Dr Aisha Jalil (@DrAishaJalilH) was Charles Wallace Pakistan Trust Visiting Fellow at the LSE South Asia Centre in Jan-Apr 2023; a sociologist, her doctoral research & publications have focused on patient satisfaction in public clinics in Lahore. She is currently Deputy Director, International Strategies & Partnerships, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad; Indika Karunathilake (@IndikaMaheshKa1) is Professor & Head, Department of Medical Education, University of Colombo, and has worked extensively (in English and Sinhala) on public health practices in contemporary Sri Lanka; Deen Dayal Reddy is Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Ethics, a retired professional with over 4 decades of experience in clinical research (biopharma) and research ethics; he is currently affiliated with the Ethics Committee at St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, WA, USA.

DISCUSSANT: Dr Rishita Nandagiri (@rishie_) is Lecturer in Global Health & Global Medicine at King's College London, and Visiting Fellow, Department of International Development, LSE; her interdisciplinary research on abortion practices in India is underpinned by feminist & reproductive justice approaches, interrogating how power and politics manifest and are wielded at the individual, interpersonal, community, and macro levels.

CHAIR: Dr Nilanjan Sarkar is Deputy Director, LSE South Asia Centre (@SAsiaLSE).