Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare Hero - Dr Saifuddin Hemat
19 May 2020
Dr Saifuddin Hemat has been fighting on the frontlines of the Covid-19 crisis as the health information system head at the Aga Khan Health Service in Afghanistan.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Sawsan Awad
17 May 2020
Dr Sawsan Awad grew up in Damascus and Salamiyah, studied medicine at Damascus University, and worked in several educational hospitals in Syria. Now, as a consultant microbiologist and infection control doctor in the United Kingdom, Dr Sawsan Awad has been working on the frontlines of the pandemic since it began.
Healthcare Hero - Naimo Aly Nangy
15 May 2020
As Portugal and the rest of the world go through a period of uncertainty due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pharmacists are one of the first points of contact between patients and the healthcare system. Pharmacists such as Naimo Aly Nangy of Lisbon, Portugal, play an essential role in the identification and management of potential cases.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Maher Saifo
12 May 2020
From his early personal experience sharing the suffering of his younger sister who passed away after a five-year struggle with breast cancer, Dr Maher Saifo decided to be a warrior in the battle against cancer in Syria.
Healthcare Hero - Greidys Padamshi
11 May 2020
Working as a registered nurse at Richmond Hospital in British Columbia, Greidys Padamshi says one of the hardest things she and her colleagues have had to do during the Covid-19 pandemic is enforce quarantines.
Healthcare Hero - Tasreen Keshavjee
8 May 2020
Tasreen Keshavjee decided to pursue psychology because it was her calling, she says, and a field where she could make the most difference.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Shehryar Khaliqdina
7 May 2020
Dr Shehryar Khaliqdina was born and brought up in Karachi, Pakistan where he attended Darkhana Jamatkhana. After graduating from the Dow Medical College, he worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. He is currently a third-year Internal Medicine Resident at Saint Mary's Hospital in Connecticut and attends Westport Jamatkhana.
Healthcare Hero - Sehrish Ayaz Hussain
6 May 2020
In days past, Sehrish Ayaz Hussain’s role as a pediatric nurse was to care for ill children and to educate and work with patients’ families. Now, in the isolation ward, Sehrish and other frontline nurses are their patients’ family.
Healthcare Hero - Saleena Gulamhussein
4 May 2020
Saleena Gulamhussein has been a caregiver from an early age. Born in London and raised in Hornsey, Saleena grew up caring for her paraplegic mother. This experience was challenging at times, inspiring her to help children understand what happens in a hospital setting. She completed a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of East London, and following work as a psychologist, pursued a PhD in mental health.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Samina Somji
1 May 2020
As a child growing up in Tanzania, when Samina fell ill, she was fascinated with how she was treated and cared for by doctors. This fascination, along with the scarcity of doctors in Tanzania, led her to pursue a profession in medicine.
Healthcare Heroes - Aliya and Sameer Hirji
28 April 2020
A dynamic duo in medicine, Aliya and Sameer were both driven to the medical field through a passion to serve and help people.
Healthcare Hero - Dr Amin Sajan
27 April 2020
An emergency doctor at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital and Mount Saint Joseph Hospital, Amin Sajan says many things have changed at work since the onset of Covid-19.
