THRIVE Project is incredibly grateful to Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti, Mr. John Ogundiran, and Dr. Shalvaree Vaidya for their captivating and inspirational presentations during the March 2025 Thrivability Matters Webinar. This webinar focused on THRIVE Project’s March theme – Metrics: Health and Well-Being. Our presenters captivated us as they shared their extensive knowledge regarding this theme, discussing how we can create healthier and happier communities, by learning about the issues and exploring potential solutions to them.
Here are the highlights from our webinar!
About the March 2025 Speakers
Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti is a Humanitarian Development Professional with 28 years of working experience. He has worked in two organisations between 1998 to 2006, and in 2007 he joined as CEO for Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) Pakistan, a non-governmental organisation aimed at creating peace, justice, harmony, and equality through the participation of the most disadvantaged and marginalised communities. AHD has won multiple international awards through their efforts in providing access to safe drinking water, particularly within rural and disadvantaged areas.
Mr. John Ogundiran is a doctoral researcher and consultant specialising in indoor environmental quality, sustainability, and energy at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. With extensive experience in engineering and research, John has contributed to several projects and publications, showcasing his expertise.
Dr. Shalvaree Vaidya is a health economist and life sciences professional with expertise in research, policy, and market access. She focuses on translating data into actionable insights to support sustainable and equitable healthcare solutions. Her work spans health policy, rare diseases, and stakeholder engagement to drive evidence-based decision-making.
Summary of the March 2025 Webinar
As an organisation, THRIVE Project endeavours to guide humanity towards a more thrivable future. We had the privilege of hosting these three speakers as guest presenters for our webinar.
Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti –
“The Nadi Filter: An Innovative Safe Drinking Water Solution”
In a compelling presentation, Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti discussed an issue affecting many rural communities in developing nations – a lack of safe, potable drinking water. To this end, he presents a solution, the Nadi Filter, which has been distributed to over 350,000 families within Pakistan’s Sindh region and beyond.
He explores the Nadi Filter, how it works, and how it can meet the needs of providing safe drinking water practically and effectively.
Mr. John Ogundiran –
“Indoor Environmental Quality in Developing Tropical Contexts”
The second speaker, John Ogundiran, highlighted how people spend the majority of their time indoors. Hence, there is a need to ensure the quality of indoor environments, including air quality, temperature regulation, hygiene, noise insulation, and other factors, to mitigate health issues.
With a focus on tropical Africa, he discusses his research to this end, including the issues that contribute to the problem, the studies he has completed, and resulting discoveries.
Dr. Shalvaree Vaidya – “Beyond The Price Tag: Adaptive Reimbursement For Sustainable Rare Disease Treatment Access”
Following our first two compelling speakers, Dr. Shalvaree Vaidya rounded off the webinar by discussing how rare diseases affect around 300 million people across the world, and the lack of treatments provided despite this issue.
She highlights how pharmaceutical businesses rarely develop treatments for rare diseases owing to research and development costs, and how subsidising their creation through adaptive reimbursement can create a greater incentive for treatments to be created.
Moving Forward from March 2025
The March 2025 Thrivability Matters Webinar showcased insights from Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti, Mr. John Ogundiran, and Dr. Shalvaree Vaidya. If you missed the live event or the Q&A session, you can view the recordings on our YouTube channel.
If you’re interested in joining us after the March 2025 Thrivability Matters Webinar, there are plenty of ways to get involved. You can follow us on social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. Additionally, you could subscribe to our YouTube, listen to our podcasts, sign up for our newsletter, stay up to date with our articles, attend our free webinars, or even join us as a volunteer to make an even greater impact on the world.
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