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'''Sonti Dakshinamurthy''' [[M.B.,B.S.]], B.S.Sc., D.P.H., D.T.M.H., [[Ph.D.]] (22 December 1899 - 1975) was a professor of [[Social and Preventive Medicine]] in [[India]], medical writer and an expert on [[Malaria]].<br />
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He was born at [[Anakapalle]] in [[Visakhapatnam district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]. After studying M.B.,B.S. at [[Chennai]], he went to [[London]] for higher studies. He did D.T.H and D.T.M.H. and did his Ph.D.<br />
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After returning to India, he joined [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]] as Lecturer between 1932 and 1938. He joined and worked in different positions between 1941 and 1951. He was appointed as Director of Health between 1953 and 1955 under [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].<br />
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He was the adviser to [[World Health Organization]] for about 25 years on [[Malaria]]. He held the position of Deputy director of Singapore office for 2 years. He visited Iraq, Alexandria and other countries as a Malaria team.<br />
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He wrote a textbook for medical students in India titled "Introduction to Preventive and Social Medicine" in 1962.<ref>[http://www.bmj.com/cgi/pdf_extract/1/5386/831-c Book review at BMJ.] {{deadlink|date=June 2019}}</ref> It was published by Educational Enterprises, [[Kakinada]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sonti Dakshinamurty |title=Introduction to Preventive and Social Medicine |date=1962 |publisher=Educational Enterprises |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mtMXAAAAIAAJ&q=Introduction+to+Preventive+and+Social+Medicine |access-date=25 July 2020}}</ref> The foreword is written by [[A. L. Mudaliar]].<br />
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In memory of his services, Andhra Medical College instituted a medal to be given to the meritorious students every year named "Dr. Sonti Dakshina Murthy Prize".<ref>[http://www.andhramedicalcollege.com/Social&PreventiveMedicine.html Social and Preventive Medicine Department at AMC official website.]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
* Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.<br />
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