Twelve frontline healthcare workers have been honoured at the 12th Ladiesfund Women Awards Pakistan 2020 during a ceremony held at Governor House Karachi.

The annual awards acknowledge the most outstanding women of each year, according to a statement.

“This year, it was the frontline workers to whom we as a nation owe so much. They helped keep us safe risking their own life,” said Dawood Global Foundation President Tara Uzra Dawood.

Those awarded Women of the Year are Adeeba Hafiz (nurse, Indus Hospital), Dr Aysha Almas (AKU, set up temporary Covid-19 facility), Dr Baakh Nusrat (helped set up the government field isolation centre), Fatima Majeed (food ration distribution to fishery community), Pastor Ghazala Shafique (ration distribution to marginalised communities), Karima Hirani (ER nurse manager, AKU), Kiran Pulzaib (nurse, Indus Hospital), Dr Nawal Salahuddin (critical care, NICVD), Dr Sehrish Batool (helped set up the government field isolation centre), Shabana Francis (nurse, SIUT), Dr Sara Ahmed (Infectious Diseases Consultant, Patel Hospital) and Dr Shobha Luxmi (DUHS).