Netha Hussain | |
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Born |
Kunnamangalam,
Kerala, India | 11 June 1990
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, researcher, Wikipedian and scientist |
Spouse | Anver Hisham |
Awards | Women in Open Source Award (2020) |
Website |
nethahussain |
Netha Hussain (born 11 June 1990) is an India-born medical doctor and Wikipedian [1] known for her efforts to tackle the spread of misinformation in Wikipedia about the origin of the coronavirus. [2]
Hussain was born on 11 June 1990 in Kunnamangalam in the state of Kerala. [3]
Hussain embarked in her Wikipedia career in 2010 when she was still at first-year medical student at the Calicut Medical College in Kozhikode. [3] She pursued her higher studies in 2016 by joining the University of Gothenburg. She also worked as a blogger at Huffington Post until 2018. [4] In 2020, she obtained her PhD in clinical neuroscience from the University of Gothenburg. [5]
In mid 2020, she began focusing on creating and curating Wikipedia articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic in English, Malayalam and Swedish language editions. [6] She has written nearly 30 articles on Wikipedia relating to COVID-19 including List of unproven methods against COVID-19 with the purpose of preventing the spread of misinformation about the pandemic in internet and social media platforms. [7]
She also launched WikiProject in order to improve and expand the information regarding the topics about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines and about the COVID-19 vaccine safety on Wikipedia. [8] [9]
She received the 2020 Women in Open Source Academic Award, recognising her contributions regarding disseminating and sharing medical knowledge and information in Wikipedia. [10] [11] She also received honorable special mention from the United Nations through its official Twitter handle in 2020. [3] She received a Wikimedian of the Year 2021 Honourable Mention during the 2021 virtual Wikimania conference. [12] [13]
Netha Hussain | |
---|---|
Born |
Kunnamangalam,
Kerala, India | 11 June 1990
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, researcher, Wikipedian and scientist |
Spouse | Anver Hisham |
Awards | Women in Open Source Award (2020) |
Website |
nethahussain |
Netha Hussain (born 11 June 1990) is an India-born medical doctor and Wikipedian [1] known for her efforts to tackle the spread of misinformation in Wikipedia about the origin of the coronavirus. [2]
Hussain was born on 11 June 1990 in Kunnamangalam in the state of Kerala. [3]
Hussain embarked in her Wikipedia career in 2010 when she was still at first-year medical student at the Calicut Medical College in Kozhikode. [3] She pursued her higher studies in 2016 by joining the University of Gothenburg. She also worked as a blogger at Huffington Post until 2018. [4] In 2020, she obtained her PhD in clinical neuroscience from the University of Gothenburg. [5]
In mid 2020, she began focusing on creating and curating Wikipedia articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic in English, Malayalam and Swedish language editions. [6] She has written nearly 30 articles on Wikipedia relating to COVID-19 including List of unproven methods against COVID-19 with the purpose of preventing the spread of misinformation about the pandemic in internet and social media platforms. [7]
She also launched WikiProject in order to improve and expand the information regarding the topics about the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines and about the COVID-19 vaccine safety on Wikipedia. [8] [9]
She received the 2020 Women in Open Source Academic Award, recognising her contributions regarding disseminating and sharing medical knowledge and information in Wikipedia. [10] [11] She also received honorable special mention from the United Nations through its official Twitter handle in 2020. [3] She received a Wikimedian of the Year 2021 Honourable Mention during the 2021 virtual Wikimania conference. [12] [13]