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Statement of Purpose

Introduction:
I, Bibek Kafle, was born in Nepal on 27 th of August 1993 and have been living as a Nepalese
citizen for past 23 years. I have made a mindset to pursue Masters of Public Health as a post
graduate degree at Western Sydney University. Out of 16 years of my educational journey, the
last 6 years as a science student was heavily influenced by my family and ongoing trends. At
present day however, I have truly embraced the field of science and have made it my career path
for a successful future. In this pursuit of abroad studies, my father will be playing an important
role as my sponsor along with my mom. Since my wife, Saru Adhikari, will also be joining me
on this endeavor; fraction of financial help from her family has also been assured for the duration
of my studies in Australia.

My reasons to choose Masters of Public Health


To be honest, public health was unknown to me, up until my first year of undergraduate studies
as a microbiology student. The course module for the first year was simple and basic. It focused
more on characterization of different microbes along with additional subjects like chemistry and
zoology. In the second year our courses demanded intensive practical works. Despite the
additional courses, microbiology was the major topic of the entire degree program. So, we got
our chance to experience different style of teaching, where we conducted experiments together
with a face-to-face discussion sessions with our professors. This really gave me a different taste
of learning, as it helped me to gain more in depth knowledge of the subject matter. It was during
on one of these sessions, where I casually asked my professor about preventive measures for
common diseases. I questioned my professor, "Why there's always a common solution like
washing your hands before you eat, and placed in front, for most of the diseases caused my
harmful pathogens?" He simply replied to me to search it for myself. It was then and there, I first
got an insight about importance of public health. While wandering in the internet, I quickly got
several journals and research papers online where, statistics of such diseases were more in
developing countries than in the developed part of the world. Different factors like poverty, the
condition of surrounding areas, the illiteracy rate among the people and so on played a major role
to act as a primary source for such diseases.

I understood how important a simple habit of maintaining proper hygiene can be. My interest for
public health as a career option really solidified during my final year's project work. I and my
group agreed to perform a microbial analysis of street vended foods. It was small project work
where we wanted to isolate few selective but common organisms that were responsible for food
borne diseases. During the collection of our samples like meat, sausages and Puri (a form of
crispy bread), I noticed how poor the sanitary conditions were around the street vendors. Though
we did not examine the materials used to make and distribute such foods, they looked less likely
to be free from harmful pathogens. Overall, the outlook of street vended foods was enough to
make me realize the necessity of awareness among individuals of such matters.

I believe public health is not just a course from a career stand point, but rather it's a gateway for
achieving something that can aid an individual to bring about a positive change in his community
or the entire nation. Aside from the linking perspective of my undergraduate course of
microbiology with public health; the field I desire to pursue also helps to mend myself as a
mentor for the people who are in need of healthier lifestyle. In addition to that, unlike other fields
of one specialized sector, public health offers a broad spectrum of opportunities. An individual
can have multiple career options after the completion of the course. But above all, it demands the
candidate to be determined, passionate and most importantly open minded, which are exactly the
traits I reflect as a mature youth. Therefore, Masters of Public Health is the best decision to make
especially for someone like me, who wants to achieve academic excellence as well as implement
those learning as a medium to shape up the community he lives in.

Reasons to choose Western Sydney University, Australia

Despite availability of public health in other countries like United States of America, Norway,
Korea and many more, I chose Australia as my destination. I had to consider a lot of factors
before planning my studies abroad. But to be honest, the impressive insight of Western Sydney
University became the ultimate reason for me to select Australia. Not only does this university
fall amongst the top 2% for world universities, but it also has been portrayed by many as a
community based university rather than just a regular educational institute. It has six sub
campuses among which Parramatta Campus of the Parramatta city offers me the course of Public
Health as a postgraduate degree for 2 full-time years. In contrast to other expensive universities
like University of Technology Sydney, University of Melbourne, University of Wollongong and
so on, Western Sydney University was the most affordable for me. Parramatta Campus today, is
home to multicultural individuals from all over the world and welcomes any other student as a
new member of their community and thus gives a positive learning experience to the students. A
student can truly excel in such place and achieve quality education with great satisfaction.

Future plans post-study

For me my future goal is clear as a crystal. Take every single experience, practical skills, social
skills and personal developments achieved throughout my duration of course and implement it to
make a difference. It's more of a cliché dream of every student, but for a developing country like
Nepal, the need of a youth with sound knowledge of health has always been big. Till the present
year of 2017, countless of villages and rural places lack proper health education. Deprived from
knowledge, many people still face life threatening epidemics. So as to be a valuable member of
my community, my goal is to be a passionate health officer in any of the leading government
organizations or private sectors. Using them as a platform combined with my skills attained from
the post-graduation degree, I truly believe that I can embark myself on a journey to bring about a
positive, helpful and a significant change by improving their lifestyle from health perspective.
I herby, declare that the particulars given above are true and correct in every detail. I understand
that incorrect or misleading statements may result in refusal of my admission and/or student visa
application.

Signature ………………………………… Date ………………………………………………

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