CIPLA – INDIA’S FIRST PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY
Cipla, one of the best and oldest pharmaceutical companies in India was founded by Dr Khwaja Abdul Hamied in
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When Subhas Chandra Bose sent the “Indian Medical Mission” to China against Japan
Did you know that on June 12, 1938, All India China day was observed in an effort to collect funds
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An Abuser disguised as elite “Father of modern gynaecology”
Dr James Marion Sims, less known for his racial ideology that black women perceived no pain. Dr James Marion Sims
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Eugenics and Second World War
The defeat of Germany in the First World War had left the nation humiliated and its economy shattered. This provided
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Hakeem Mohammad Kabiruddin – A 20th century academician of Unani Medicine
We spend oodles of time worshipping people in the media whom we have never met, and often we tend to
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Celebrating the Centenary of “Zinda Tilismath”
In today’s era of social media, people are slowly losing the essence of celebration; rather they prefer to be amused
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The first Indian Doctor (from the family of Hakims) to work at the Charing Cross Hospital
Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Ansari, one of the most influential personalities, never failed to impact lives. Even today after 84 years
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Lady Evelyn Murray : The first British-Muslim woman to perform Hajj
According to the Hijri calendar, exactly ninety years ago, Lady Evelyn Murray became the first British born Muslim woman to
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The early medical system of the Ottman society
The border of the Ottoman Empire outstretched across three continents and extended over different climatic zones. The distinct disorders that
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Ottoman Medical Institutions – 1500-1700 :
The cultural variety existing in the Ottoman Empire created the Ottoman hospital. The Ottoman medical system, like Ottoman culture as
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Hakim Ajmal Khan, Man behind India’s first Female Midwifery School and Hospital.
Masihul Mulk Hakim Mohammed Ajmal Khan was a man of multi-dimensional personality. His whole life was a saga of
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Hakim Ajmal Khan, one who had defeated British surgeons in the surgical duel.
Hakim Ajmal Khan undertook in 1911 a tour of Europe where he studied the latest researches made in the field
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Dr Rupa Bai Furdoonji – The first female anaesthetist of the world
India has given rise to many well-known personalities. One among them is Dr Rupa Bai Furdoonji who initially attained a
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Vimla Sood, Tabitha Solomon, Fatima Ali Jinnah……Who among them are the first female dentists of India?
Women have a long history in the field of dentistry. Badri Teymourtash was the first female Iranian dentist. Josephrine Serre
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Ottoman hospital – First hospital in ancient city of Mecca/ Photo Album
Mecca in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is one of the two holiest cities for Muslims where millions of
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डॉक्टर रफ़ीउद्दीन अहमद : भारत में दंत चिकित्सा के जनक
भारत में 19वीं सदी के दौरान दंत चिकित्सा में क्षेत्र में कोई काम नहीं हुआ था. पहली बार वर्ष 1920
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LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU – THE UNSUNG PIONEER FOR INTRODUCING “SMALLPOX INOCULATION”`
3 December 2019 — The World Health Organization commemorated the 40th anniversary of smallpox eradication, recognizing the historic moment of
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Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis – A REAL (& REEL) LIFE HERO
Dr. Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis is an only Indian still revered by the Chinese even after 7 decade of his death.
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FEMINIST & FEMINISM : Rukhmabai, Kadambini Ganguli & Anandi Gopal Joshi, three of the earliest female physicians of India.
The women’s day was brought to light in the early 1900s where this day was first observed on February 28,
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THE MEDICAL LEGACY OF THE SHATTUCK’S.
You may be a dentist, a physician, a physiotherapist, a laboratory technician, a nurse, a radiologist, any other health care
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