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Lee Jong-wook Prize
May 28 , 2019
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- The Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Professor Balram Bhargava has won the 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health.
- He was awarded at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva.
- A Cardiologist at Delhi AIIMS, Dr. Bhargava was awarded for his achievements as a clinician, innovator, researcher and trainer.
About the Prize:
- The Dr LEE Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health was established in 2008.
- It is awarded to individuals, institutions, and governmental or nongovernmental organizations who have made an outstanding contribution to public health.
- The award consists of a plaque from the “Founder” and a sum of money which will not exceed US$ 100 000.
- Other regular prizes awarded under WHO umbrella are
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