Film and book about KON-TIKI II

The ability to repair is the most important property of the skin that determines the closure of a wound or injury "at all costs". However, healing can be with or without scarring. So what is the secret?

Skin and venereal diseases are among the oldest diseases of mankind that have accompanied humans at all stages of evolution. It is worth noting that the oldest example of medical literature, namely a clay tablet with a Sumerian text found in Nippur (in modern Iraq), tells about the treatment of skin diseases. After tens of thousands of years, I want to talk and write about skin and venereal diseases.

The Himba tribe is one of the most colorful and unique peoples of Africa, living in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region, near the border with Angola. It is a mistake to assume that these people are wild. Many Himba have dual citizenship - Himba and Namibia (not many of us can boast passports from two countries :)), but they do not fully recognize Western laws. Their culture, way of life and appearance have remained virtually unchanged for centuries despite globalization. It is understandable that young people leave for the cities, but they also often return to their roots. And why? Let's try to figure it out together...

Information about the history of medical institutions Tyumen, which used to belong to the Tobolsk province, has been preserved a little. It is known that in 1741 there was a hospital in the city, which had 3 attendants. The hospital was located at the monastery. In the first half of the 19th century (1845), there was already one hospital in the city. There were 5 officials (doctors) and 7 lower attendants (orderlies) in the medical department. In 1859, the city hospital was opened, considered by contemporaries to be the best in Western Europe. Siberia, which has six hospital rooms, a laboratory, a pharmacy, and an anatomical theater... The whole story