Satya Paul Agarwal Explained

Satya Paul Agarwal
Birth Place:	Nakodar, Punjab, India
Occupation:	Neurosurgeon
Awards:	Padma Bhushan Dr. B. C. Roy Award

Satya Paul Agarwal is an Indian neurosurgeon, academician, and public health administrator.^{[1] [2]} He is the incumbent Secretary General of the Indian Red Cross Society. The Government of India honoured him in 2010, with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of medicine and public health.^[3]

Agarwal has been active during several disaster relief operation such as epidemic control activities and the tsunami of 2004 for which he was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal. He has also written several books and articles. He is the spokesperson for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Statutory Meetings on Health and access to safe water and improved sanitation^{[4] [5]} He has delivered several lectures and keynote addresses in seminars and conferences^{[6] [7]}

Positions

• Secretary General of the Indian Red Cross Society – 2005 onwards^[8]
• Chair of the IFRC Advisory Body on Sustainable Development and Health – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent^[9]
• Director General of Health Services, Government of India – 1996 to 2005
• President – Tuberculosis Association of India (TAI)

Awards and recognitions

• Padma Bhushan – 2010
• DSc – Punjab University – 2007
• Life Time Achievement Award for TB – 2005
• Dr. B. C. Roy National Award for the Eminent Medical Person – 2002
• Henry Dunant Medal – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
• Belgian Redcross Flanders Gold Medal, 2014 – Belgian Redcross Flanders

Writings

• Book: Analogy of Pain: 1 . B. Jain Publishers . Dr. Satya Paul . 1 April 2006 . 386 . 978-8180562440.

External links

• Meeting with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General^[10]
• Reference on Rate MDs^[11]
• Times of India news^[12]
• ND TV news^[13]
• Padma Awards report^[14]
• Reference on Pearson General Knowledge Manual – 2011^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GFUH bio . 9 August 2014.
2. Web site: Cochrane bio . 9 August 2014.
3. Web site: Padma announcement . 7 August 2014.
4. Web site: RCRC spokesperson . 9 August 2014.
5. Web site: RCRC spokesperson 2 . 9 August 2014.
6. Web site: MHPSS seminar . 9 August 2014.
7. Web site: Evidence Aids . 9 August 2014.
8. Web site: IRCS . 9 August 2014.
9. Web site: IFRC&RC . 9 August 2014.
10. Web site: Ban Ki Moon . 9 August 2014.
11. Web site: Rate MDs . 9 August 2014.
12. Web site: TOI news . 9 August 2014.
13. Web site: ND TV news . 9 August 2014.
14. Web site: Siddha . 9 August 2014.
15. Book: Pearson General Knowledge Manual – 2011 . Pearson Education India . Thorpe Edgar . 1 September 2011 . Page D-71 of 808 pages . 9788131756409.