In 1796, a British doctor named Edward Jenner discovered a cowpox vaccine which was the first vaccine in the history of world health.
In 1854, a British doctor named John Snow broke the mystery of the cholera outbreak in London by finding that the source of its spread was contaminated water.
In 1918-1919, there was a Spanish flu pandemic that killed around 50 million people worldwide.
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic, namely penicillin.
In 1955, the first polio vaccine was successfully developed by Jonas Salk.
In 1979, smallpox was eliminated from all over the world through a successful vaccination program.
In 1981, the HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) virus was discovered and identified as a cause of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
In 2003, there was a Pandemic SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) that spread to several countries, including Indonesia.
In 2014, there was an Ebola outbreak in West Africa that killed thousands of people and triggered the world's attention to the global health crisis.
In 2020, Pandemi Covid-19, which was first detected in Wuhan, China, spread throughout the world and became one of the biggest health crises in world history.