Amar Prasad Ray Explained

Amar Prasad Ray
Birth Date:26 February 1913
Birth Place:India
Death Date:[1]
Occupation:Malariologist, physician
Awards:Padma Shri
WHO Governance Prize

Amar Prasad Ray was an Indian physician and malariologist.[2] Born in 1913, he specialized in community health and the management of Malaria epidemic in India. He was an elected fellow (1962) of the Indian National Science Academy and a recipient of the 1974 Darling Foundation Prize from the World Health Organization Governance Award.[3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[4] He was married to Kalyani Ray and had three children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amar Prasad Ray . INSA.
  2. Web site: Deceased fellow . 2015 . Indian National Science Academy . May 8, 2015.
  3. Web site: WHO Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20040708021010/http://www.who.int/governance/awards/darling/winners/en/ . dead . July 8, 2004 . WHO . 2015 . May 8, 2015.
  4. Web site: Padma Shri . Padma Shri . 2015 . November 11, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .

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