Francisco Cambournac (26 December 1903 – 8 June 1994)[1] was a notable Portuguese doctor.[2][3] He came to the fore in the field of Malariology,[4][5] a subject that contributed greatly to Portuguese medicine. He won the Léon Bernard Foundation Prize in 1978.[6][7]
Francisco Cambournac | |
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| Born | 26 December 1903 |
| Died | 8 June 1994 (aged 90) Lisbon |
| Alma mater | University of Lisbon |
| Awards | Léon Bernard Foundation Prize (1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Malariology |
| Institutions | World Health Organization Rockefeller Foundation |
Biography
editCambournac was born on 26 of December 1903 in Rio de Mouro,[1] Portugal and was educated at the University of Lisbon and graduated in 1929.[3] He then specialised in tropical medicine, hygiene, and malaria between 1934 and 1943 while joining missions that examined health care in Portuguese colonies.[2]
Cambournac was made a professor of hygiene at the Tropical Medicine Institute, Lisbon in 1946.[2] He served as the regional director of the World Health Organization’s African Regional Office between 1954 and 1964 working on malaria research[4] before continuing his work at Rockefeller Foundation.[2] He won the Léon Bernard Foundation Prize in 1978 for outstanding service in the field of social medicine.[6][7]
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- ^ a b "The Léon Bernard Foundation Prize – Previous prize winners". World Health Organization. WHO. Archived from the original on 8 July 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ a b "[Solemn session of homage to Francisco Cambournac on the occasion of honoring him with the award and medal of the Leon Bernard Foundation of the World Health Organization-June 22, 1978]". Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. 5 (1–4): 37–53. 1977–1978. ISSN 0303-7762. PMID 399825.
- ^ Lobo, Rita (2013). "Francisco Cambournac (1903-1994) and the Expertise on the Study of Metropolitan and Colonial Malaria in Portugal". Conferência Internacional Shaping Landscapes and Building Expertise - the role of imperial technology in the making of the 19th and 20th century world: 36.