HerVitality is still growing, but our small team is dedicated to making a difference in the women’s health space
Irene Wei
Irene’s heart beats for making a difference in women’s empowerment. Growing up in one-child policy China, where abortion posters dominated the public space, yet contraception was rarely discussed, she learned firsthand the critical importance of education and awareness in safeguarding women’s rights to their own health and bodies. With years of experience in the health and life sciences industry and recently selected as an Aspen Health Fellow in 2024, Irene founded HerVitality to empower women through knowledge, advocacy, and access to resources. Her mission is to create lasting change by ensuring that every woman has the information and support needed to make informed decisions about their health and life.
Saloni Parikh
Saloni is a Biochemistry graduate from Imperial College London, driven by a passion for improving women’s health. Her dedication stems from both her scientific background and personal experience with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). This diagnosis opened her eyes to the significant gaps in women’s healthcare, especially in the areas of reproductive health and chronic conditions.
Her journey has been shaped by the stories and experiences of the women around her, reinforcing her commitment to advocating for better healthcare solutions. She is passionate about the power of education in making informed decisions, raising awareness and ensuring that women have access to the care and support they need, regardless of socioeconomic barriers. Through her roles as President of the Imperial Biochemistry Society, working as a candidate coordinator for Rare Recruitment with talented underrepresented students, she has found that education is at the heart of improving inequalities.
Ridhi Patel
Ridhi is a Medical Biosciences graduate from Imperial College London. Watching the women in her family struggling to receive the life-saving interventions and care they rightfully deserved as a result of racial and gender discrimination, she is now commited to breaking to down the causes of these very healthcare inequalities. Rooted in challenging cultural and social taboos towards women’s health, and now blending in her scientific acumen to support innovative medical research in this severely underfunded space, she envisions a future where women no matter the background, are treated with the same calibre of respect and integrity.
Previously serving as a Policy and Public Affairs Officer at Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and as a Research and Communication Officer at the Rosetrees Trust, Ridhi’s dedication to the charitable sector and contributions to healthcare saw her in receipt of one of seven Sanofi NextGen Scholarships in the UK. Since then she has attended the AFS Youth Assembly with Sanofi in New York, delivering a team workshop on healthcare for vulnerable communities and is now working at Sanofi in their Digital Transformation Team.