Day: March 28, 2021

Tawhida Ben Cheikh: Tunisia’s First Female Physician

Tawhida Ben Cheikh. Medical Doctor. Gynaecologist. Feminist. Editor

Google dedicates doodle to Tunisia’s first female physician

First/s:

  • First Female Tunisian to graduate from Secondary School in 1928
  • First Female Tunisian Physician. Graduated from Paris.
  • Founder and First editor of ‘Leila’. Tunisia’s first French language women’s magazine
  • World’s First-ever banknote to feature a female doctor ’10 Dinar note in 2020 – Dr Tawhida Ben Cheikh

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Tawhida Ben Cheikh was a pioneer in women’s medicine, in particular contraception and abortion access. Image Credit: Google doodle

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TUNISIA

Winners of ‘ 2021 El Hassan Bin Talal Award for Scientific Excellence ‘ , Jordan : March 2021

The first award was divided between the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), for the establishment of a pharmaceutical research centre, and the University of Petra, for establishing a laboratory animal research unit, according to a statement from the Higher Council for Science and Technology. 

The second award was divided between Al Hussein Bin Talal University, for the establishment of a labs platform, and JUST for the establishment of simulation labs at the Faculty of Nursing. 

The third award was divided between Jadara University, for the development of an intelligent medical system for cervical cancer recognition and classification, and Zarqa University, for the development of three-dimensional stiffness roofing plates. 

The announcement of this year’s winners marks the award’s 26th anniversary and is made on the occasion of HRH Prince Hassan’s 74th birthday. 

source/content : jordantimes.com

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pix: hcst.gov.jo

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JORDAN