Vinod Paul member of Niti Ayog gets who recongisation

NITI Aayog Member Vinod Paul has been chosen to receive whose prestigious IhsanDogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize for his services in the field of family health. The global honor will be presented to Paul at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, in May. He will be first Indian to receive these global honors which conferred in recognition to his services in the field of family health. A well-known name in public health circles in India, Paul has played a key role in formulating national child health guidelines and programmes in the country. Prior to joining the NITI Aayog, Paul was head of the Department of Pediatrics at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

The award, confirmed by the WHO Executive Board on 27thJanuary, will be presented to Dr. Paul formally at the World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva, Switzerland in May 2018.He was chosen unanimously from six other shortlisted candidates from Algeria, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Russian Federation, and Uzbekistan.

The WHO Board resolution acknowledges Dr Paul as an internationally renowned researcher, clinician, educator and public health advocate in the area of family health, with a special focus on newborn health. He has made distinguished contributions towards improving the health and well-being of families, especially in developing countries. Dr Paul’s efforts brought the long-neglected issue of newborn health to the center-stage of strategies for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), through significant contributions to important documents used globally on family health.

Instrumental in establishing the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in 2005-06, Dr Paul is recognized world over as a leading expert in universal health coverage and human resources for health. He has published numerous articles on various issues, including on women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health, in international peer-reviewed journals as well as several books and monographs. His book on pediatrics is the standard textbook for medical students in India and several other countries.

A well-known name in public health circles in India, Dr Paul has played a key role in formulating national child health guidelines and programmes in the country as per reported in news Ians and bio spectrum India