Sir Ronald Ross was a British medical doctor who made groundbreaking contributions to the field of medicine, particularly in the area of malaria research. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine…
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The forgotten saviour of humanity
With seminal research in bacteriology and epidemiology at the turn of the last century, first in Paris and then in India, Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine developed the world’s first vaccines against cholera and…
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Mother and son united after 32 years
Li Jingzhi of China spent 32 years searching for her son, Mao Yin. Here’s what happened: Mao Yin was kidnapped in 1988 at the age of two from a hotel in Xi’an,…
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Jason Arday: A life retold
Jason Arday is a British sociologist, writer and fundraiser who has made a remarkable impact in academia despite facing significant challenges in his early life. Born in 1985 to Ghanaian parents, and…
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The saviour of mothers
Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was a Hungarian physician who made a groundbreaking discovery about the importance of hand hygiene in the 19th century. Here is his story, a testament to the power of…
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Balto, the heroic sled dog
Balto was a Siberian Husky sled dog who played a crucial role in delivering diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925. Here’s his remarkable story: In January 1925, a diphtheria outbreak in…
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3D-printed bones for ear implants
Dr. Mashudu Tshifularo is a renowned South African otolaryngologist and educator who made history by leading the first team to use 3D-printed bones for reconstructive middle ear implants. Born on June 18,…
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Protector of cherry trees
Masatoshi Asari (94) is a Japanese school teacher turned world-renowned cherry blossom breeder, known for creating a new breed of Japanese flowering cherries called Matsumae cherries. Almost every day for the past…
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Dr. Sanduk Ruit: Bringing the gift of sight, and productive life, to those most in need
He’s known as “the doctor who saved 100,000 eyes.” As The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof put it, after visiting this Game Changer in Nepal, Dr. Sanduk Ruit may have restored sight to…
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Peepal Baba, the man who planted over 20 million trees
Peepal Baba has been planting trees in India for over 40 years and has planted over 20 million trees till now. What began as a hobby for an 11-year-old boy and his buddies…