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'''Shrinivas S. Vaishya''' is an Indian physician and the former Director of medical and health services at the [[Union Territory]] of [[Daman and Diu]].<ref name="Indian Medical Times">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiamedicaltimes.com/2012/01/25/dr-kantilal-sancheti-dr-suresh-advani-dr-noshir-wadia-dr-devi-shetty-in-padma-honours-list/ | title=Indian Medical Times | publisher=Indian Medical Times | date=25 January 2012 | access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> He was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of [[Padma Shri]].<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Padma Shri |date=2014 |access-date=11 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 October 2015 }}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Sriniwas S. Vaishya was born on 7 January 1947 in Mathura, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care">{{cite journal | title=Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care | author=Pradeep Kumar | journal=Indian J Community Med |date=January 2012 | volume=37 | issue=1 | pages=62 | pmc=3326814 | pmid=22529546}}</ref> He did his graduation in medicine from [[Goa Medical College]] in 1973 and, later, secured the post graduate degree of MD from the [[Government Medical College Surat|Government Medical College]], Surat.<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care" /> Vaishya started his career as a local officer at the Department of Health and Medical Services, Daman and Diu and worked there for 33 years until appointed as the first Director .<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care" /> He retired from government service as the Special Secretary of Health and Medical Services, first such officer to be appointed for the territories of Daman, Diu, [[Dadra]] and [[Nagar Haveli]].<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care" /><br />
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Vaishya is credited with the modernization of health facilities in Daman and Diu and, during his tenure. the infant mortality rate in the Union Territory is reported to have shrunk to 14 per 1000 live births, on par with the rest of the country.<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care" /> A Life member of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM),<ref name="IAPSM">{{cite web | url=http://iapsm.org/index.htm | title=IAPSM | publisher=IAPSM | date=2014 | access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref> Vaishya has attended many national and international seminars, conferences and workshops.<ref name="Padmashree Award in the Field of Medicine and Health Care" /> The [[Government of India]] awarded him the civilian award of [[Padma Shri]] in 2012.<ref name="Padma Shri" /><br />
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Sriniwas S. Vaishya lives in [[Daman and Diu|Daman]] and holds a private practice there.<ref name="Doctoralia">{{cite web | url=http://www.doctoralia.in/consultant/vaishya+shrinivas+s-12652721 | title=Doctoralia | publisher=Doctoralia | date=2014 | access-date=14 December 2014}}</ref><br />
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* {{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV4F4sUV7xE | title=Civil Investiture Ceremony - Padma Shri | publisher=YouTube | work=Video | date=4 April 2012 | access-date=1 December 2014}}<br />
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