SanAstra Foundation aims to empower individuals and improve quality of life of patients by improving their health literacy and (digital) health literacy.
One of our core initiatives is a growing video library that brings the real-life experiences of the "doctor’s office" to light. This platform features short, authentic stories shared by patients and health professionals, focusing on what it is really like to navigate care together.
We don't just collect these stories; we use them to conduct participatory research with our stakeholders. By learning directly from the people living these experiences, we co-create actionable insights. Our goal is to build a space where shared experiences empower everyone, and where educators and patient organizations can use this community-driven knowledge to drive real change.
How do people across the world feel when visiting a doctor?
Your Stories
Are you interested in participating?
We are inviting everyone interested in growing our video collection. We invite you to share your experiences when interacting with a doctor.
How to share your story:
Sharing your experience is simple. Just follow these steps:
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Hit record: Grab your smartphone, a camera, or an audio recorder.
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Share your thoughts: Use the questions below as a guide to tell your story.
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Send it in: Email your final video or audio file to sanastrafoundation@gmail.com.
Need a little help getting started? Don't hesitate to reach out to us at the same email address. We are more than happy to guide you through the process!
Have you ever been to a doctor?
How did you feel after a doctor visit? Any specific experience that you still remember until now?
Why did you feel this way?
Please add your own topic of interest.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you”
- Maya Angelou
Our work and Projects
We are building partnerships on a strategic & organizational level through connecting and partnering across disciplines including academia, government, business, as well as health professionals and civil society.
We encourage shared and experience based learning between individuals, foundations and organizations with a similar mission. We aim to raise awareness of the importance of patient communication and (digital) health literacy. We specialize in particpatory research, design thinking and co-creation methods, as well as stakeholder engagement.
Recent Projects: EDU-FIT: INCLUSIVE SOCIAL EDUCATION FIT FOR HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE: PREVENTING OBESITY IN YOUNG ADULTS funded by ERASMUS+ KA220-HED. More information here: Home
Our Board
Assoc. Prof. Eva Turk
Chairwoman
Associate Professor Eva Turk, PhD, MBA (Slovenia/Norway) is passionate about applying sustainable healthcare solutions and improving health systems.
As a health systems researcher, with a doctoral degree in Health related quality of life, she has found repeated evidence that improving health literacy improves the quality of life of people. Furthermore, she found that peoples’ stories inspire others and make change happen. This is the fundamental reason why she founded SanAstra. Being in a digital era, her personal mission is also to contribute to raising awareness about health literacy within this context.