The World Health Organization has an Indian doctor for its new Deputy Director General for Programmes. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, the director general of the Indian Council of Medical Research has been appointed as the same. A paediatrician by trade, Swaminathan is famous for her research in tuberculosis. The position she now adorns in the WHO is the second highest position in the global organization. It comes only below the Director General. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who took the post in July is the Director General. Swaminathan's is also the highest position adorned by an Indian in WHO’s history. DOCTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING INDIA’S FOCUS ON TB RESEARCH The doctor comes with over 30 years of experience in clinical research. She used to be the director of the National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai. She has been largely responsible for heightening the focus on tuberculosis research in India. To this end, she even created a consortium called “India ...
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