The 20th statue of Ignác Semmelweis was unveiled at Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine in the framework of the Semmelweis Memorial Year.
The inauguration ceremony, which took place in the city of Harbin in China, was attended by the head of the host university, as well as Ambassador Máté Pesti and Lili Siklós, Science and Technology Attaché. Semmelweis University was represented by Dr. Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and Dr. László Rosivall, President of the Semmelweis Memorial Committee. Dr. Shahrokh Mirza Hosseini, producer of the Semmelweis film supported by the memorial committee, also participated at the event. The statue of Semmelweis was created by Tibor Rieger, Kossuth Prize-winning sculptor.
Source and photo: Dr. László Rosivall
Translation: Diána Módos
