Selected for Innovate UK's Chronic Diseases Pre-Accelerator Program
CatalyseHer Accelerator 2025 by Inco Entrepreneurs
Shortlisted by BIMA Digital Healthcare Awards
Dr S Hussaini awarded for Global Recognition Award
Meet Our Founder
Dr Syeda Insha Hussaini
MBChB, MRCGP, DRCOG, LoC IUD
Founder, GP & Women's Health Doctor
ThriveHer began in a hospital ward.
After my first child was born by emergency C-section, I experienced what happens when care loses its sensitivity. My catheter was removed too soon, leaving me in pain and discomfort. Basic dignity was hard to come by, with modesty overlooked, privacy ignored, and decisions made without listening.
As both a patient and a doctor, I saw the system from the other side, how even within the NHS, compassion can slip through the cracks. Reviews were missed, antibiotics delayed, and male staff entered without consideration of the breastfeeding women.
Days passed before another Muslim nurse finally listened and took action, a reminder that empathy still exists, even within a system stretched thin.
It wasn't just about me. It was about what this revealed: if this could happen to a clinician who knew how to speak up, what about the women who can't, those with no English, no medical background, and no one to advocate for them?
That moment changed everything.
ThriveHer was born from that experience, a doctor-led, faith and culturally informed movement that brings evidence, empathy, and equity back into women's health. A bridge between hospitals and the communities too often left behind. A place where all ethnically diverse women, starting with Muslim, South Asian and Black women, are seen, heard, and treated with dignity.
Why ThriveHer?
Across the UK, all ethnically diverse women, starting with Muslim, South Asian and Black women, face higher risks in pregnancy and longer delays in diagnosis for menopause, PCOS, and endometriosis.
Too many stories echo the same pain:
"They didn't believe me."
"They spoke over me."
"I felt unseen in my own care."
ThriveHer exists so that no ethnically diverse woman, starting with Muslim, South Asian and Black women, is left to suffer in silence.
Our Vision
A world where being from an ethnically diverse background, being Muslim, South Asian, being Black, or being from a minority background never means receiving lesser care.
Where medicine speaks every woman's language — of faith, of culture, of humanity.
Where healthcare becomes prevention, not crisis.
Because when women are trusted, communities heal.
When communities are heard, systems change.
And when systems change, everyone thrives.
Our Approach
Together with mosques, universities, NHS neighbourhoods, and global partners, ThriveHer is redefining what equity in women's health looks like.
Train NHS Staff
Faith- and culturally-sensitive care training
Empower Communities
Equip mosques and community leaders as health champions
Close the Gap
Use data and empathy to improve health outcomes
Because every ethnically diverse woman, starting with Muslim, South Asian and Black women, deserves care that feels right, sounds right, and honours who she is.
Meet the ThriveHer team
A group of doctors, students and supporters working together to improve care for women.
Reena Patel
Strategic Advisor
Helps guide ThriveHer through her work on health inequality.
Mahdi A
The Being Well Catalyst
Supports leadership wellbeing and growth.
Anshu Choudhary
Business Advisor (MBA, UCL)
Advises on business planning and partnerships.
Oreen Omair
NHS Innovation East
Supports digital health and new ideas in the NHS.
Dr Safeena Daroge
GP & Urgent Care Doctor, London
Speaks up for fair and safe care for women.
Dr Ayaan Farah
Rheumatology Registrar
Focuses on long-term health and women's needs.
Aliya Choudhury
Cambridge Medical Student
Research volunteer for women's health.
Amna Faisal
Aston Medical Student (UK)
Helps with data and outreach work.
Larry Joy Chidinma
Health Educator & Researcher
Promotes learning and awareness for minority groups.
Shazfa Alam
Biomedical Science Student (UAE)
Supports ThriveHer's research projects.
Zoya Khan
Social Media Manager
Shares ThriveHer news and stories online.
Faith
Technical Lead (Fenn Digital)
Builds and manages the ThriveHer website and platform.
Why Now — and Why It Matters
The NHS is integrating menopause into the national Health Check. Yet engagement remains lowest among ethnic-minority and faith-based women. ThriveHer bridges this gap through culturally and faith-aware education, screening, and early-risk assessment.
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A mobile solution delivering personalised health information and support directly to all ethnically diverse women, starting with Muslim, South Asian and Black women.
