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Isabel Galriça Neto
Isabel Maria Mousinho de Almeida Galriça Neto (born 10 July 1961) is a Portuguese doctor, author and politician. She has been a pioneer in the use of palliative care in Portugal and is one of the main voices in the country against abortion and euthanasia. Between 2009 and 2019 she served as a member of the Assembly of the Republic, for the conservative CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP). Medical career Isabel Maria Mousinho de Almeida Galriça Neto was born on 10 July 1961. She obtained a degree in medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon and subsequently graduated as a specialist in general and family medicine in 1991. She has a master's degree in palliative care and in 1997 founded the continuing care team at the Odivelas Health Centre in Lisbon. In 2006 Neto moved to the ''Hospital da Luz'' in Benfica, Lisbon, where she became the coordinator of the continuing and palliative care team. Neto is a member of the oncology commission of the ''Hospital da L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Merit (Portugal)
The Order of Merit ( pt, Ordem do Mérito) is a Portuguese Honorific Order of civil merit intended to award those responsible for meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any functions, both in the public and the private sphere, which reveal self-sacrifice in favor of the community. The decorations are given by the President of Portugal, President of the Portuguese Republic, in his role as the Grand-Master of the Portuguese Honorific Orders. The Order of Merit can be awarded, during life or posthumously, to both Portuguese and foreign citizens; it can also be awarded to localities or institutions that are legal persons governed by public law or of public utility. This order has been awarded to a number of people performing the most diverse functions such as ambassadors, businesspeople, military personnel, athletes and musicians. History The Order of Merit has its origin in April 1927, when the Order of Instruction and Benefaction (Original Portuguese: ''Ordem da In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Births
Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba (Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 (Koivulahti air disaster): Douglas DC-3C OH-LCC of Finnish airline Finnair, Aero crashes near Kvevlax (Koivulahti), on approach to Vaasa Airport in Finland, killing all 25 on board, due to pilot error: an investigation finds that the Captain (civil aviation), captain and First officer (civil aviation), first officer were both exhausted for lack of sleep, and had consumed excessive amounts of alcohol at the time of the crash. It remains the deadliest air disaster to occur in the country. * January 5 ** Italian sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti marches into the U.S. Consulate in Rome, and confesses that he was part of the team that forged the Etruscan terracotta warriors in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ** After the 1960 Turkish coup d'état, 1960 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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