Category: Humanitarians

The humble mosquito has been one of the greatest mass murderers known to mankind. Malaria and dengue fever are just two of the most commonly known mosquito-borne diseases that have claimed many lives. But, in December 2006, some of Taiwan’s brightest doctors and scientists went into battle against another lethal virus. In December 2006, an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) was reported in Garissa, the capital city of Kenya’s North-Eastern Province. Rift Valley fever is, according to the…

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“In crises, you see the true nature of human beings” When there is a hot spot, a natural disaster, you can be quite sure that Dr Shibib will be there. Born in the former Palestine in 1947, Dr Shibib became a refugee when he was less than a year old. His parents fled from the war in Palestine to Iraq. Growing up in Baghdad, he was trained as a medical doctor and later became a specialist in neurosurgery During…

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