Nimira’s Blog: At the age of 20, Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah was instrumental in the development of the vaccine for the bubonic plague

“The medical authorities in Bombay were overwhelmed by the magnitude, and (as it seemed) the complexity, of the catastrophe that had descended on the city. Their reactions were cautious and conservative ….I put freely at his [Professor Haffkine] disposal one of my biggest houses, a vast, rambling palace … here he established himself, and here he remained about two years until the Government of India, convinced of the success of his methods, took over the whole research project and put it on a proper, adequate, and official footing.” Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan IV

Read more at the source: https://nimirasblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/05/at-the-age-of-20-imam-sultan-muhammad-shah-was-instrumental-in-the-development-of-the-vaccine-for-the-bubonic-plague/

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