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Egyptian Dr. Heba El-Sewedy Wins Mother Teresa Award
Dr. Heba El-Sewedy from Egypt won a big award called the Mother Teresa Memorial Award.
She got this award because she helps people who have bad burns.
She started helping people after a big event called the Arab Spring in 2011.
She also helped people in Libya.
In 2013, she started a foundation called Ahl Masr, and in 2016, she built a special hospital for burn victims.
This hospital is the first of its kind in the Middle East and Africa.
The award is given by a group called Harmony Foundation in India.
Other people also won awards for helping with things like women's rights, the environment, and medical care.
Dr. Heba El-Sewedy won the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025 for her work with burn victims.
She started helping burn victims during the Arab Spring in 2011 and has treated over 4,000 victims.
El-Sewedy founded the Ahl Masr Foundation in 2013 and built the first non-profit burns hospital in the Middle East and Africa in 2016.
The award was presented by the Harmony Foundation in Mumbai, India.
Other recipients included Denis Mukwege for medical care and advocacy, Swami Prem Parivartan for environmental efforts, and Ganesh Rakh for promoting gender equality.
- Who
- Dr. Heba El-Sewedy, an Egyptian humanitarian
- What
- Won the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025
- Where
- Mumbai, India
- When
- 2025 (specific date not mentioned)
- Why
- For her humanitarian leadership in providing care to burn victims and founding the Ahl Masr Foundation and Hospital
Key facts
- Award
- Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025
- Recipient
- Dr. Heba El-Sewedy
- Organization
- Harmony Foundation
- Award Year
- 2025
- Award Theme
- Guardians of Humanity
- Ahl Masr Foundation
- Founded in 2013
- Ahl Masr Hospital
- First non-profit burns hospital in Middle East and Africa
- Burn Victims Treated
- 4,000
Quotes
Dr Abraham Mathai
Founder and chairman of the Mumbai-based Harmony Foundation
“In 2013, El-Sewedy founded the Ahl Masr Foundation, which in 2016 added the construction of the Ahl Masr Hospital, the first non-profit hospital and research centre specializing in the treatment and care of burns in the Middle East and Africa.”
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Dr Heba El-Sewedy
Egyptian humanitarian leader and recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025
“This award recognizes a long-neglected cause. For decades, burn patients and survivors of these traumas have remained invisible, particularly in my country, Egypt, as well as in the Middle East and Africa. This recognition confirms that their suffering matters and that their healing deserves dignity, care and hope.”
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Swami Prem Parivartan
Indian environmentalist and recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025
“It belongs to every tree saved and every person who believes that caring for nature is caring for humanity.”
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Ganesh Rakh
Physician and recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice 2025
“The honor reflects a collective commitment to compassion and dignity in health care.”
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