Jal Minocher Mehta Explained
| Jal Minocher Mehta |
| Birth Place: | India |
| Death Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation: | Medical surgeon
Philanthropist
Social worker |
| Known For: | Reconstructive surgery
Leprosy eradication program |
| Spouse: | Mehru Jal Mehta |
| Children: | One son |
| Awards: | Padma Bhushan |
Jal Minocher Mehta (died 2001) was a Parsi Indian surgeon, social worker and philanthropist, known for his services for the rehabilitation of people who have leprosy.[1] He was the president of Pune District Leprosy Committee and was involved in organizing self help groups of the leprosy patients and in creating social awareness about the disease through documentaries.[2] [3] He chaired the Serum Institute of India (SIIL) and sat in the Advisory Boards of Pharmabiz, Chronicle Pharmabiz and the Vienna Karl Landsteiner Institute.[4] His efforts towards the Leprosy eradication program included the management of a Leprosy Hospital and a Rehabilitation Centre in Pune.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1982, for his contributions to medical science.[6] He died on 13 October 2001, succumbing to a cerebral hemorrhage at Pune, survived by his wife, Mehru, a medical doctor and cancer surgeon;[7]
See also
External links
- Neuropathic foot in leprosy . Aveer Films [for the Poona District Leprosy Committee] . 1999 . Dr. Jal Mehta, Vishram Revankar . 221532401.
Notes and References
- Web site: Philanthropist Jal Mehta Dead . The Tribune . 14 October 2001 . 21 July 2016.
- Erfahrungen mit Selbsthilfegruppen von Menschen, die infolge von Lepra von Behinderungen betroffen sind (Mehta Cooperative Rehabilitation Model) . Jal Minocher Mehta . Zeitschrift Behinderung und Dritte Welt . January 2000 . 22 July 2016 . 15 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210415142652/http://www.zbdw.de/projekt01/media/pdf/2000_1.pdf . dead .
- Neuropathic foot in leprosy . Aveer Films [for the Poona District Leprosy Committee] . 1999 . Dr. Jal Mehta, Vishram Revankar . 221532401.
- Web site: Padma Bhushan Dr. Jal Mehta passes away . Pharma Biz . 15 October 2001 . 21 July 2016 . 27 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160827151009/http://saffron.pharmabiz.com/article/detnews.asp?articleid=8190§ionid=17 . dead .
- Web site: A mission is orphaned . Times of India . 15 October 2001 . 21 July 2016.
- Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . 15 October 2015 .
- Web site: Like Father, Like Daughter . Virtual Pune . 2016 . 21 July 2016 . 3 July 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160703131848/http://health.virtualpune.com/mehta/mehta.shtml . dead .
