Mumbai, Jan. 26 -- The Centre announced that Dr Armida Fernandes was being conferred with the Padma Shri award in 2026 for her distinguished contributions to the field of Medicine.

Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award of the country.

Speaking to ANI, Fernandes expressed her happiness and praised her team at the NGO Sneha (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action) for their contribution, noting that the achievement was a result of collective efforts.

"I am very honoured to get this award. I worked for 50 years at BMC with Sion Hospital, in the slums of Mumbai, and now in Palliative Care. I'm blessed with very good teams from Sion, from my NGO SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action), and from Palli...