Tag Archives: Health

Paul Embleton

Paul Embleton

Paul Embleton set up the BRAVE Foundation in Guatemala to assist in providing adequate training to the emergency services staff.

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Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter has gained fame since his presidency for brokering peace efforts and fighting for global human rights.

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Marie da Silva

Marie da Silva

Marie da Silva set up the Jacaranda Foundation to provide free schooling and food for AIDS orphans.

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Norman Bethune

Norman Bethune

Bethune was a physician and medical innovator who worked closely with medical units during the Spanish Civil War and the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. He developed the first mobile blood transfusion service.

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Seth Berkley

Seth Berkley

Seth is the Founder, CEO, and President of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, making efforts to develop vaccines to prevent HIV/AIDS.

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Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell

Edith Cavell was killed by firing squad during World War I for sending injured soldiers home from the war zone. She knew the punishment, but chose to do so anyway.

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Clara Barton

Clara Barton

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross and encouraged first aid training for everyone.

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Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting

Frederick Banting won the Nobel Prize for his development of treatments for sufferers of diabetes.

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Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth Blackwell

Elizabeth was a pioneer in medicine, paving the way for women to both study and practice medicine in England and America.

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