Netha Hussain Explained

Netha Hussain
Birth Date:1990 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kunnamangalam, Kerala, India
Spouse:Anver Hisham

Netha Hussain (pronounced as /ml/; born 11 June 1990) is an Indian physician and Wikipedian[1] known for her efforts to tackle the spread of misinformation in Wikipedia about the origin of the coronavirus.[2]

Life and career

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, India. She pursued her higher studies in 2016 by joining the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. 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 COVID-19 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]

Awards

In 2020, Hussain received the 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.

In 2021, she received a Wikimedian of the Year Honourable Mention by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales during the virtual Wikimania conference.[12] [13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-04-11. Dr. Netha Hussain. 2021-06-30. Wikimedia Foundation. en-US. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183228/https://wikimediafoundation.org/story/dr-netha-hussain/. live.
  2. Web site: Wikimedia. 2020-04-13. Meet some of the women sharing reliable COVID-19 information with the world on Wikipedia. 2021-06-30. Medium. en. 2021-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20210308180757/https://medium.com/freely-sharing-the-sum-of-all-knowledge/women-reliable-covid19-information-wikipedia-f1f9255c3672. live.
  3. Web site: UN recognises Malayali researcher's fight against COVID-19 misinformation. 2021-06-30. The New Indian Express. 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181626/https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2020/jul/09/un-recognises-malayali-researchers-fight-against-covid-19-misinformation-2167587.html. live.
  4. Web site: Netha Hussain . Huffington Post . 2021-06-30 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182705/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/author/netha-hussain . live . en .
  5. Hussain. Netha. Hansson. Per-Olof. Persson. Carina U.. 2021-06-29. Prediction of fear of falling at 6 months after stroke based on 279 individuals from the Fall Study of Gothenburg. Scientific Reports. en. 11. 1. 13503. 10.1038/s41598-021-92546-9. 34188105. 8241879. 2021NatSR..1113503H. 2045-2322. free. 2021-06-30. 2022-06-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220627205233/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-92546-9.epdf?sharing_token=QYGD28-jkyrwvjokEku2itRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0N_B1Q8pSwn8wngtUlCc8ofrmq4-5ywzoGExHR13c03-CwBJG-lhXNs_dupob6HVh4v6ZOPiOc-je01SEYgn5lu8IhvIScqumZgQF8CDgKh2CqVXBoDa0l3zPGRilWthMY=. live.
  6. Web site: വിക്കി മീഡിയൻ ഓഫ് ദ ഇയർ നേടിയ ആദ്യ മലയാളി; വിക്കിപീഡിയയിൽ എഴുത്ത് ഹരമാണ് നേതയ്ക്ക് . 2023-01-02 . 2023-05-10 . Mathrubhumi . ml.
  7. Web site: Wikipedia is at war over the coronavirus lab leak theory . Ryan . Jackson . CNET . 2021-06-30 . en . 2021-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210703122525/https://www.cnet.com/features/wikipedia-is-at-war-over-the-coronavirus-lab-leak-theory/ . live .
  8. Web site: Guaranteeing the safety of vaccine information . The Jakarta Post . 2021-06-30 . 2021-07-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181438/https://www.thejakartapost.com/academia/2021/04/12/guaranteeing-the-safety-of-vaccine-information-.html . live . en.
  9. Web site: Hussain . Netha . 2020-07-28 . Strengthening vaccine safety information on Wikipedia . . en . 2021-06-30 . 2022-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221017141023/https://misinfocon.com/strengthening-vaccine-safety-information-on-wikipedia-a259c43a397a?gi=275f4e9653dc . live.
  10. Web site: Netha Hussain wins the 2020 Women in Open Source Award . akademiliv.se . 2021-06-30 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181432/https://akademiliv.se/en/2020/05/65856/ . live.
  11. Web site: Women in Open Source Award . www.redhat.com . en . 2021-06-30 . 2020-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200322041302/https://www.redhat.com/en/about/women-in-open-source . live.
  12. Web site: 3 Indians win Wikimedia awards for helping provide free, accessible knowledge on the internet . Sharma . Unnati . 2021-08-17 . ThePrint . en-US . 2021-08-17 . 2021-08-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210817074331/https://theprint.in/india/3-indians-win-wikimedia-awards-for-helping-provide-free-accessible-knowledge-on-the-internet/716746/ . live.
  13. Web site: Meet Netha Hussain: Wikimedian of the Year 2021 Honourable Mention winner . Diff . Wikimedia Foundation . 15 August 2021.

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