In this episode of Thought Behind Things, we’re joined by Dr. Saira Siddique, Founder & +CEO ofmedIQ Smart Healthcare, a digital health platform revolutionizing healthcare access in Pakistan. Before founding medIQ, Dr. Saira led several major health initiatives with the Government of Pakistan until a tragic road accident left her paralyzed from the neck down. But that wasn’t the end, it was the start of a bigger mission.

This episode answers:

• How a life-threatening accident changed her mission
• Why she left government to build something bigger
• What medIQ actually does, and how it’s scaling globally

We also explore the tension between staying small vs fundraising, the reality of equity dilution, and what it takes to build Pakistan’s first digital health startup

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