Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif MD

Moderator, European Cancer Screening and Early Detection Policy Summit

Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif is a physician and health journalist. She practices emergency medicine in rural and remote parts of Canada as well as in Brussels, Belgium. As a journalist, she covers stories about public health policy, the health workforce, and mental health, amongst other things. Her work has appeared in Politico, The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, The Walrus, and on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). She has been a moderator for conferences and events organised by various organisations, including the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe, the European Commission, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Council of Europe's European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines & HealthCare, The Parliament Magazine, Politico Europe, and more.

She is a graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Master of Journalism and completed her medical training at Queen’s University, McGill University, and the University of Ottawa.

Sarah-Taïssir is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Updated: January, 2026