Working in Paris and India at the turn of the last century, Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine created the world's first vaccines for cholera and plague. Then an accidental mass poisoning derailed his life.

To begin with, a museum of Haffkine Institute was inaugurated in March 2014. This museum, not only showcases the history of Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, the founder of Haffkine Institute who ...

HAFFKINE HISTORY Dr Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, the founder of Haffkine Institute, arrived in Calcutta in 1892 to tackle a cholera epidemic. He arranged for clinical trials of his vaccine and ...

A memorial plaque for the late Dr. Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine was unveiled at the Grant Medical College here by Indian President Shri Giri. A large and distinguished gathering attended the ceremony.

Nancy Hafkin understands her great-grandpa better after spending time at the institute founded by him For 61-year-old Nancy Hafkin, great-granddaughter of Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine, the founder ...

It is fitting that the institute that Waldemar Mordecai Haffkine set up in Mumbai in 1899, and which was at the forefront of the development of cholera and plague vaccines, should be joining the ...

In the spring of 1894, Waldemar Haffkine travelled to Calcutta in the Indian province of Bengal in search of cholera. Spring was cholera season in the city, and Haffkine was hopeful. He had ...

Waldemar Haffkine created the world's first vaccines for cholera and plague. Then a disaster derailed his life. BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Your account Home News Sport Earth ...