# @yalesph on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZzRuZswgV
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/12511899-yalesph-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-02-17T18:19:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Yale School of Public Health (@yalesph) — https://gondola.cc/yalesph

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Since completing her MPH at the Yale School of Public Health in 2014, Ffyona Patel has worked with stakeholders in Haiti, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo and other developing countries to advance their health systems and improve health outcomes.

Patel’s collaborative approach to international health was influenced by an interdisciplinary Yale course that involved traveling to rural Haiti following the devastating earthquake there in 2010. “We worked hand-in-hand with [hospital] staff to ensure our support was context-specific and realistic, key to any intervention,” said Patel, who is Haitian American and passionate about seeing Haiti – and countries like it – evolve out of development assistance. “That experience set the tone for how I approach every project in my international health career.”

As a first-generation, Haitian-Indian-American Black woman, Patel says her racial and cultural background is an important asset in her international public health work – both in terms of connecting with local partners and in reflecting the diversity of the places where development occurs. "I’m committed to staying connected to YSPH through mentorship and recruitment efforts to help build a diverse pipeline for the next generation of international development leaders,” she said.

Read more through our link in bio. #BlackHistoryMonth #YSPHAlumni #GlobalHealth

Image 1 description: Ffyona Patel head shot 

Image 2 description: Ffyona Patel with Handsome Dan

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