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Dr Dilip Mahalanabis
October 23 , 2022
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- Dr Dilip Mahalanabis passed away recently.
- He was working in overflowing refugee camps during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war when he came up with ORS.
- The widely spread cholera and diarrhoea compelled his discovery of ORS.
- His magical potion is called “the most important medical discovery of the 20th century’’ by The Lancet.
- In 2002, Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis and Dr. Nathaniel F Pierce were jointly awarded the Pollin Prize by Columbia University for their contributions to the discovery and implementation of oral rehydration therapy.
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