Bio
Dr. Sajjad Fazel is an internationally recognized public health professional with 5+ years of experience working in health policy, research, health promotion, management, communications, and knowledge translation.
Currently, Sajjad works as a research associate in the Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Department at Alberta Health Services. He is also the research director for Knight’s Cabin – an NGO assisting cancer survivors to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Sajjad’s research focuses primarily on three areas; health promotion and misinformation, cancer prevention, and to***co control. Prior to joining Alberta Health Services, Sajjad was a policy researcher for the Canadian Cancer Society where he led the smoke-free campuses initiative. Devoted to science communication, Sajjad created the Afya Yako program – a health promotion initiative that improved the health literacy of over 100,000 Tanzanians. He has been featured in major news outlets including BBC, CBC, IBN, Radio Deutsche Welle, Voice of America, Global News Radio, and Clouds.
In 2019, Sajjad was voted among the top 50 most influential Tanzanians. Sajjad is interested in the intersection of health, policy and media. He is currently working with a team of researchers across Canada studying Covid-19 misinformation.
Sajjad holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Manipal University, India and a Master of Public Health from Western University, Canada.
For speaking requests, podcasts, blog features or research collaboration, please drop Sajjad a message on this page. You can also connect with him via LinkedIn and Twitter.