Jacinto Convit Public Health Hero died

Jacinto Convit Public Health Hero died By Johanna Villasmil, News Duet May 13, 2014 India – Venezuelan Dr. Jacinto Convit was reported dead on Monday morning in Caracas at the age of 100. The cause of his death has not been identified yet. Jacinto Convit... More

Jacinto Convit Public Health Hero died By Johanna Villasmil, News Duet May 13, 2014 India – Venezuelan Dr. Jacinto Convit was reported dead on Monday morning in Caracas at the age of 100. The cause of his death has not been identified yet. Jacinto Convit Foundation confirmed the information in a communiqué signed by Ana Federica Convit, secretary general of the foundation. Convit, the 1987 winner of Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific Research, invented a vaccine to prevent and cure leprosy, which in turn provided the basis for creating an immunotherapy for leishmaniasis, and contributed to the study of other illnesses like Chagas disease. Declared a Public Health Hero by the Pan American Health Organisation, Convit worked and taught in the US for years. The fight with cancer In June 2010 the "Instituto de Biomedicina" published a note clarifying that they have been working for the last 3 years on a vaccine against cancer and it is still in development. During this time the Less