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Thandika Mkandawire, economist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Malawi, Noteworthy, Profiles

Thandika Mkandawire, economist

Thandika Mkandawire ‑ a Malawian economist and public intellectual who was a Chair of African Development and professor of African Development at the London School of Economics – died from Covid-19 on 27 March 2020. He is a widely published scholar on the social sciences in Africa. His research focused in development theory and economic and social policy. He was born in Malawi, studied at Zomba Catholic Secondary School, and then moved abroad for university. Mkandawire received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics at Ohio State University. Mkandawire worked as a professor at the Universities of Stockholm and Zimbabwe. He later served as a Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development and Director of the Council for ...
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Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez, Secretary General
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, Spain

Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez, Secretary General

Santos Julián Gonzalez Martinez – a Secretary General at Governing Board of the Official College of Physicians of Albacete, Albacete, Spain – passed away after suffering from COVID-19. Santos was 64 years old. In a statement, the College of Physicians has stated that "today the entire medical family of the province of Albacete mourns bitterly the loss of this magnificent professional and companion who for several days had been admitted to the General University Hospital of the capital fighting against coronavirus . " Source: Redaccion Medica Please help us in adding details.
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Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Medics, Profiles

Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist

Dr Jacques F. Acar ‑ known as expert of microbiology and infectious diseases in France and around the world ‑ passed away on 27 March,2020 at the age of 88 due to COVID-19. In 1966, Acar became head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Hôspital Saint-Joseph in Paris, staying there until 1999. At the same time, he was head of Medical Microbiology at the Hôpital Broussais. He was a professor of medical microbiology at Pierre and Marie Curie University from 1973 until 1980, and was head of that department from 1980 to 2000. Acar was President of the World Health Organization's taskforce on antimicrobial resistance from 1992 to 1996. He served as editor-in-chief of Clinical Microbiology and Infection from 1995 to 2000, and an expe...
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Juraci Augusta da Silva, Nurse
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Juraci Augusta da Silva, Nurse

Juraci Augusta da Silva – a Nurse at Hospital Municipal do Tatuapé, São Paulo, Brazil – passed away on 27 March,2020, due to COVID-19. Juraci was 70 years old. A 70-year-old nurse who worked to contain the coronavirus pandemic died with suspicion of the disease. According to co-workers, even though he was in the risk group, Juraci Augusta da Silva continued to exercise his profession to save lives. Juraci worked at the Tatuapé Municipal Hospital, in the East Zone of São Paulo. Source: Sao Paulo Please help us in adding details.
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Norman Jones, Cardiologist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Norman Jones, Cardiologist

Norman Jones – a Cardiologist, Former Cardiology Chief of the Trabattoni-Ronzoni Rehabilitation Center in Seregno, Como, Italy – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Norman was 72 years old. Source: FNOMCEO Please help us in adding details.
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Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse

Cynthia "Chi" Mendoza – a Nurse (retired) and Hospital VolunteerinNorfolk, Virginia – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mendoza was 68 years old. A native of Lucena City, Philippines, Cynthia studied nursing at Quezon Memorial Hospital and obtained her Bachelor’s degree at Manila Central University. She came to the United States in 1973 and became a nurse at Leigh Memorial Hospital (now Sentara Leigh Hospital), where she was known as “Minnie” and worked for over 35 years. Even in her retirement, she continued to volunteer at the same hospital, greeting visitors at the information desk. She was an active member of the Catholic Church of Saint Mark. She loved to travel, especially on cruise liners, which allowed her t...
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Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner

Luigi Ciriotti – a General Practitioner (retired) in Italy – passed away on 26 March 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Luigi was 86 years old. First citizen from 1966 to 1973 and from 1993 to 2001, in the period of the 1994 flood he helped to save the books of Cesare Pavese and to transfer the Study Center and the library from the seat on the banks of the Belbo to the deconsecrated church of Saints James and Christopher, in the ancient heart of the country. Its name is linked to the post-flood reconstruction. In fact, among other works, he undertook to rebuild the schools, the bridge over the Belbo, and the multifunctional center where the associations are based.  Luigi Ciriotti was simply an extraordinary man. Source: La Stampa Please help us in addin...
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Andy Howe, Bus Driver
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Neighbors, Profiles, United Kingdom

Andy Howe, Bus Driver

Andy Howe ‑ a Bus Driver running transit service to hospitals, Nottingham, England – passed away on 26 March, 2020,  after suffering from COVID-19. Andy was 48 years old. Andy Howe worked on the Medilink service, which took NHS workers and patients to hospital. He died on the way to hospital after falling ill, his employer said. A spokesman for the RMT union said: “We are saddened by the news of Andy’s passing. We’re also angered by the reports we have received about a lack of duty of care for Andy, his colleagues and the wider public.” Source: The Guardian Please help us in adding details.
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