Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare Hero - Alykhan Alyan Kassam
4 October 2020
Based in Manchester, United Kingdom, Alykhan Alyan Kassam alongside his clinical and academic commitments, joined the virtual frontline, working as a clinical contact caseworker for the National Health Service (NHS) and Public Health England. As part of this additional commitment, he undertakes public health risk assessments of people who have tested positive for Covid-19, conducts contact tracing and provides public health advice including advice on self-isolating to the affected.
Healthcare Hero - Safia Nazarali
9 September 2020
Safia Nazarali developed a passion for women's health and global health through volunteerism and engaging in humanitarian projects both within and outside of the Ismaili community.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Raheela PyarAli
20 August 2020
As the leader of the Quality Assurance Department at Husaini Hematology & Oncology Trust in Karachi, Pakistan, Dr Raheela PyarAli is regularly exposed to potential Covid-19 cases.
Healthcare Hero - Suleman Daya
23 July 2020
The pharmacy where Suleman Daya works in Clarkston, GA has remained open seven days a week throughout the pandemic, though with fewer staff members than usual. Despite the difficulties this has caused, Suleman continues to learn and find new ways to serve the population of Clarkston, including introducing a delivery service.
Healthcare Hero - Sana Amir Ali Vadsarya
21 July 2020
Sana Amir Ali Vadsarya moved from the UAE to the UK for an opportunity to advance her nursing career just before the pandemic started. All of the training and programmes that had been planned for her before starting her new job were cancelled, and Sana began working on the frontline immediately, in a new city that was suddenly under lockdown.
Healthcare Hero - Shamim Semmy
17 July 2020
Shamim Semmy has provided care for numerous coronavirus patients and though it is difficult to enforce strict isolation protocols, she has persevered and taken it in stride.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Rano Amirbekova
14 July 2020
Dr Rano Amirbekova has dreamt of becoming a doctor since the age of seven, a dream that only grew more passionate when her grandmother passed away. At the age of 25, she is at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 in Moscow, Russia.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Tasneem Yamani-Nurani
13 July 2020
When the pandemic started, Dr Tasneem Yamani-Nurani’s home-based practice saw an increase in demand, which she worked hard to meet because home-based care can lead to a reduction in unnecessary hospital visits, improved monitoring and follow up of medical conditions, and prompt actions that prevent admissions to hospital in critical situations as much as possible.
Healthcare Hero - Azmina Khimji
9 July 2020
Working at a long-term care facility for seniors, Azmina Khimji has been on the front lines with the most at-risk part of the population during the Covid-19 crisis.
Healthcare Hero - Samira Kabani
7 July 2020
It was Samira Kabani, a nurse manager in Karachi, who received one of the first Covid-19 patients at the Aga Khan University Hospital.
Healthcare Hero - Ameen Asif
5 July 2020
Growing up in Hafizabad, Pakistan, Ameen Asif always dreamed of working as a healthcare provider to ease the struggle of his people and to save lives. In 2014, Ameen took a step toward this dream by completing his degree in nursing from the Aga Khan University in Karachi.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Beenish Zulfiqar
1 July 2020
Dr Beenish Zulfiqar and her husband Dr Bilawal Ahmed were recently reunited after two years of long-distance marriage — then Covid-19 hit during Dr Zulfiqar’s third trimester of pregnancy. Feeling responsible to her team and her job, Dr Zulfiqar continued working right up until her baby was born in early April.
