Netha Hussain

Netha Hussain (; born 11 June 1990) is an Indian physician and Wikipedian known for her efforts to tackle the spread of misinformation in Wikipedia about the origin of the coronavirus.

Life and career Hussain was born on 11 June 1990 in Kunnamangalam in the state of Kerala.

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. In 2020, she obtained her PhD in Clinical Neuroscience from the University of Gothenburg.

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. 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.

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. She also received an honourable special mention from the United Nations through its official Twitter handle in 2020.

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