SAHF Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Lifetime Achievement Award is awarded annually at the SAHF Annual Conference, the award is to recognise, celebrate and promote the outstanding contributions made towards research, academia and leadership.
2023 Professor Wasim Hanif (2023 Ramadan Conference)
2022 Dr Shashank Joshi
2022 Professor Mohamed Hassanein (2022 Ramadan Conference)
2021 Professor Nita Forouhi
2020 Dr Sonia Anand
2019 Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Wasim Hanif
2018 Dr K.M. Venkat Narayan and Dr A.K Sandhu
Fellowships
The SAHF Fellowship is a new opportunity for healthcare professionals from all backgrounds to develop their understanding of health inequalities within the UK South Asian community. It is a unique programme where successful applicants will gain education, mentorship and networking whilst developing a community engagement project.
Next round of applications will be Autumn 2021
MEDICAL STUDENT ELECTIVE BURSARY
The South Asian Health Foundation, a UK charity whose aims are to improve the health and well-being of South Asians, is delighted to invite applications for two medical student elective bursaries of £250.
Submission Deadline: 1st January of year of bursary
Award Date:
Decision will be made by February 1st by the SAHF Cardiovascular Group and the SAHF Diabetes Group
Prize: Two awards of £250
Open to: Medical Students
Please email application to info@sahf.org.uk with email subject ‘SAHF Medical Elective Bursary’ and the following information:
Please submit 250 words on the likely benefit of the elective and to explain why SAHF should support the application. An application form must also be completed and returned with the 250-word submission.
To complete your application you will need to supply:
Your personal details
Details of visiting centre and dates of attendance
A description of experience to be gained and projects to be performed (500 words max)
Information about why you have chosen this speciality (250 words max)
The amount of funding applied for
Details of any other funding applications you have made
Confirmation letter/email from your host institution
Recommendation letter/email from your tutor/supervisor
Please complete and submit 2 copies of your application and CV (one with and one without your name and institution)
Please note that due to the volume of applications, we are unable to acknowledge individual bursary applications. The successful applicant will be contacted within 4 weeks of the application deadline and will be required to submit a report of their elective project within 30 days of their return (with receipts), which is suitable for publication, on their visit once it has been completed.
Winners of the Amrit Dhoot Award 2023/2024
Kieron Young, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (Singapore)
Devaki Nimalan, Paediatrics & Emergency Medicine (Vietnam)
Previous Winners
2013/2014: Mr Ghanshyam Kacha, Narayana Hrudayalaya Heart Hospital in Bangalore
2013/2014: Mr Ruzky Aliyar, Final year MBBS/BSC Imperial College London, School of Medicine, Elective in the Trauma & Orthopaedics department at Kandy General Hospital, Hanthana, Sri Lanka
2012/2013: Jenny Dodds, Emelie Bǣkgaard
Trends in birthweight among four tribal communities in rural Tamil Nadu, India2011/2012: Eamon Lagha
Medical Elective in Singapore2010/11: Mitsu Shah
Great things are done when men and mountains meet2009/10: Rachna Bajaj
Medical Elective in Singapore2008/09: Sinead Doyle
Medicine in Mumbai2008/09: Harpreet Sood
An Indian Summer - Medical elective report2007/08: Luke Americo Ferrari
Mountains to Monsoons - A Report on a Medical Elective in India 2007