Bloomberg Nursing Rounds Mandana Vahabi

Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening Uptake in Low-Income Rural India: A Global Study Tackling Structural Barriers

March 3, 2025 | 12 PM – 12:45 PM EST | Room HS 270 or online via Zoom

Dr. Mandana Vahabi is a Full Professor and Women’s Health Research Chair at the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, and Unity Health, an ICES Scientist, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, and an Adjunct Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research is centered on promoting equitable access to primary health care, with a strong focus on addressing cancer screening disparities among structurally marginalized populations. Dr. Vahabi collaborates both locally and globally with community stakeholders, leading large, cross-sectoral, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement innovative interventions aimed at advancing health equity through socially engaged research and knowledge mobilization.

Questions: research.nursing@utoronto.ca