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6 unusual facts about British Medical Association


Kedarnath Das

He became member of the British Medical Association in 1901, was a vice-president of its Calcutta branch from 1928 to 1930 and president for the next three years.

Mumps

The WHO, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the British Medical Association and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain currently recommend routine vaccination of children against mumps.

Ramakrishna Mission Home of Service

The Health Promotion Program started in 2000, and very soon gained the support of famous organizations, such as the World Health Organization, the European Commission, the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, the British Medical Association and the National Institute of Urban Affairs.

Reginald Spencer Ellery

In establishing the Melbourne Institute for Psycho-Analysis in October 1940, the group encountered opposition from both the Federal government and the local branch of the British Medical Association.

Subash Gautam

Its function in this regards, is very similar to that of the British Medical Association (BMA).

Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway

The limited company was formed under the chairmanship of Sir Charles Hastings, founder of the British Medical Association.


Embassy of Zimbabwe, London

The building was designed by architect Charles Holden in 1907–08 as the headquarters of the British Medical Association and featured a series of sculptures by Jacob Epstein representing the development of science and the Ages of Man, his first major commission in London.

Michael J. Mosley

He was nominated for an Emmy and BAFTA for his Horizon documentary revealing the proposed link between Helicobacter pylori and gastric ulcers, and was named Medical Journalist of the Year in 1995 by the British Medical Association.

Non-voluntary euthanasia

Arguing for legalization, Len Doyal, a professor of medical ethics and former member of the ethics committee of the British Medical Association, said in 2006 that "proponents of voluntary euthanasia should support non-voluntary euthanasia under appropriate circumstances and with proper regulation".

Parveen Kumar

Parveen June Kumar CBE is a British doctor who served as President of the British Medical Association in 2006, and of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012.

William Farr

He received the Gold Medal of the British Medical Association for his work in the field of biostatistics and was made a Companion of the Order of Bath in 1880.


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