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Dr. Chander Mukhi Kapoor Kapasi, a graduate of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has recently been recognized by the school’s Legacy Magazine for giving back to her alma mater by creating gift annuity for the school.
Mukhi, who has a master’s in public health from the school in 1975, was featured in the fall issue of the magazine in which the newest member of its alumni society was recognized for her giving back to the school. It noted that Kapasi has always wanted to make a healthy impact on others’ lives.
“Dr. Kapasi feels strongly about giving back, and this is why she and her husband have created a gift annuity for the School,” the magazine noted.
The magazine did not mention how much she has donated for the annuity, nor did Kapasi. “I do not wish to make that (the gift amount) public at this time. I just believe in giving back,” she said.
“I think it’s about the community, and the need to make a difference in the community. There’s always a joy, a love of giving. It doesn’t have to be too much – whatever you can give,” Kapasi said.
“There’s always a joy, a love of giving,” she added.
“It’s always good to give to your alma mater. There are new people with new vision, and they have the abilities to do things better now than before, because the paradigm is shifting. Everybody can give something.”
After receiving her M.D., finishing her postgraduate work, and teaching in India, Kapasi spent years in Nairobi, Kenya, with the International Planned Parenthood Federation, where she supervised 19 mobile clinics and trained health workers in family planning and gynecology.
In 1997-1998 Kapasi served on the governing body of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, its nominating committee and AAPI Charitable Foundation. She was instrumental in transition of AAPI-PAC to AAPI legislative affairs committee and was attendee of the first legislative day on Capitol Hill.
Her vision for AAPI is for the association to revisit the most basic needs of physicians of Indian origin practicing in the United States.
“AAPI must be instrumental in developing CME courses that address insurance audits, negotiating optimal insurance contracts, practice management and ethics and grievance protocols,” she said.
“We must also fund scientific research of integrated medical care,” she said, adding that AAPI must contribute to, and sustain the political and legislative interest of AAPI members by getting involved at the local, state and national level.”
Kapasi sees violence by the public and police as public health threats and a matter of public health concern with public health implications. Her passion, this, is to develop educational programs for both the public and police.”That can make a positive difference in the communities we live in,’ she said.
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