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18 May 2016 – Dr Saeed is the co-founder of a pioneering project improving the healthcare and empowerment of women in Pakistan.

Read more about the HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur awards.

Dr Saeed is the co-founder of doctHERs – a digital platform which connects impoverished communities in Pakistan to high-quality healthcare while reintegrating qualified female doctors into the workforce. She was awarded the prize at a prestigious awards ceremony in London this week. Dr Saeed was the overall winner this year selected from over 900 entries, and will be awarded a prize of 50,000 Euros and a year of mentoring support.
 
While 90 per cent of Pakistan’s 120 million citizens have little or no access to quality healthcare, sociocultural barriers prevent around 87 per cent of qualified women doctors from working. Since May 2015, doctHERs has directly impacted 15,000 lives through clinical services, 100,000 lives indirectly through community outreach, and now employs fifteen doctors, five nurses and five specialists. By 2020, doctHERS aims to scale its nurse-assisted video consultation programme to over 500 clinics across Pakistan, directly impacting 1.2 million people.
 
The Awards are part of the efforts of Unilever and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's to support the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and celebrate inspirational entrepreneurs aged 35 and under who have developed a product, service or application that tackles some of the world’s biggest sustainability challenges.