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{{Short description|Indian pediatrician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Dr. Vinod K. Paul
| image = Dr-Vinod-Kumar-Paul-Dogramaci-Award-Address.jpg
| caption = Dr. Vinod Kumar Paul, Member NITI Aayog, Professor AIIMS New Delhi
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = Hindi
| birth_name =
| birth_date = August 1, 1955
| birth_place =
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = {{hlist|[[All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi]]}}
| occupation = Member, NITI Aayog, Government of India
| years_active =
| credits = Aayushman Bharat, POSHAN Abhiyaan
| awards = Ehsan Dogramaci Award, B. R. Ambedkar Award for Biomedical Research
}}

'''Dr. Vinod Kumar Paul''' is an Indian pediatrician and physician scientist currently serving as Member, [[NITI Aayog]]. He earlier served as Professor of Neonatology at the Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi from 1985 to 2020.
He is associated with India's health policy as well as child and maternal health programs.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.aiims.edu/en/notices/109-paediatrics/1870-dr-v-k-paul.html|title=Dr. V.K. Paul|website=AIIMS NEW}}</ref>

In August 2017, he was appointed as a Member of the [[NITI Aayog]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.niti.gov.in/team-niti/dr-vk-paul|title=Dr. Vinod Paul | NITI Aayog|website=www.niti.gov.in}}</ref> where he is in charge of the Health and Nutrition vertical. He has contributed towards formulating the POSHAN Abhiyaan <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.gov.in/spotlight/poshan-abhiyaan-pms-overarching-scheme-holistic-nourishment|title=POSHAN Abhiyaan - PM's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment | National Portal of India|website=www.india.gov.in}}</ref> and the [[Ayushman Bharat Yojana]]. He served as the Chairman of The Board of Governors of the National Medical Council of India<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190311182836/https://www.mciindia.org/CMS/about-mci/office-bearers]</ref> from 2018-2020.

In the wake of the COVID – 19 pandemic, Paul chairs the National Task Force on COVID-19 and the Empowered Group on Medical Emergency Management Plan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/govt-forms-empowered-groups-task-force-to-deal-with-covid-19-outbreak/story-mq8y4SjvLgb74v07359WDJ.html|title=Govt forms empowered groups, task force to deal with Covid-19 outbreak|date=29 March 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He also serves as Chairman of the [[National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19]] (NEGVAC).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1645363#:~:text=National%20Expert%20Group%20on%20Vaccine%20Administration%20for%20COVID%2D19%2C%20met,Welfare)%20as%20co%2DChair.|title=National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 deliberates on strategy to ensure COVID-19 vaccines' availability and its delivery mechanism|date=12 August 2020|website=PIB}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Dr. V.K. Paul was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab and studied in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.divyahimachal.com/2017/08/cm-congratulates-dr-vinod-paul/|title=CM congratulates Vinod Paul|date=12 August 2017}}</ref>
He joined the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he served as faculty for nearly three decades and as Head of the Department of Pediatrics for nearly a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/member_profile/Member+(VKP).pdf|title=Request Rejected|website=www.niti.gov.in}}</ref>

== Physician scientist ==
Dr. V.K.Paul specialized in the field of neonatology. He is associated with capacity building and the scale up of neonatal resuscitation and kangaroo mother care in India.<ref>Deorari AK, Paul VK, Singh M, Vidyasagar D. Impact of education and training on neonatal resuscitation practices in 14 teaching hospitals in India. Annals of Tropical Pediatrics 2001, 21: 29-33.</ref><ref> Deorari AK, Paul VK, Singh M, Vidyasagar D. The national movement of neonatal resuscitation in India. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2000;46:315-317.</ref><ref>Ramanathan K, Paul VK, Deorari AK, Taneja U, George G. Kangaroo mother care in very low birth weight infants. Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2001 ; 68 :1019-1023.</ref>
The newborn division at AIIMS headed by him has been a WHO Collaborating Centre for Training and Research since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newbornwhocc.org/division_neona.html|title=New Born Baby|website=www.newbornwhocc.org}}</ref>
His research contributes to understanding neonatal sepsis with focus on antimicrobial resistance.<ref>Investigators of the Delhi Neonatal Infection Study (DeNIS) collaboration Characterisation and antimicrobial resistance of sepsis pathogens in neonates born in tertiary care centres in Delhi, India: a cohort study. Lancet Glob Health 2016; 4: e752–60. (Team Leader)</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref> POSHAN Abhiyaan: Making Nutrition a Jan Andolan VK Paul, A Singh, S Palit. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 84 (4), 835-841, 2018 </ref>
He is editor of the ‘Ghai Essential Pediatrics’, the textbook for undergraduate medical students in India currently into its 9th Edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.in/gp/bestsellers/books/4149612031/ref=zg_b_bs_4149612031_1|title=Amazon.in Bestsellers: The most popular items in Diseases|website=www.amazon.in}}</ref>

== Public health in India ==
Dr. V.K. Paul has been closely associated with India’s health policy and programs since 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/CNNnews18/status/959283333854248960?s=08 |title=Tweet |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2021-05-10}}</ref>
He is credited for conceptualizing the Ayushman Bharat Program,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pmjay.gov.in/node/809|title=Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY) - 4/8/2019 I VK Paul I Dr Indu Bhushan | Official Website Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana | National Health Authority|website=pmjay.gov.in}}</ref>
the largest health assurance program of the Government of India.
The program aimed at universal health coverage by providing free hospitalization to half a billion people, and by operationalizing 150,000 health and wellness centers providing primary health care. Paul has contributed towards formulating the POSHAN Abhiyaan,<ref>POSHAN Abhiyaan: Making Nutrition a Jan Andolan. VK Paul, A Singh, S Palit. Proceedings of the Indian National Science Academy 84 (4), 835-841, 2018</ref>
the Government of India’s overarching scheme to improve the nutritional outcomes for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers.
From 2018-2020, Paul was also appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Governors in supersession of the of the Medical Council of India.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/govt-appoints-board-to-supersede-medical-council-of-india/articleshow/65972851.cms|title=Govt appoints board to supersede Medical Council of India | India News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== International health ==
Dr. V.K. Paul chaired the Technical Advisory Group on Women’s and Children’s Health for WHO South East Asia Region (2015)
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.searo.who.int/regional_director/speeches/2017/meeting-sear-tag-women-and-children-health/en/|title=World Health Organization, Meeting of SEAR-Technical Advisory Group on Women's and Children's Health|website=SEARO}}</ref>
He was co-chair of the board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (2010-11).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/pmnch/media/press/2011/20110309_pmnchboardretreat/en/|title=WHO | 2012-2015 Strategy main focus at PMNCH Board Retreat|website=WHO}}</ref>

== Honors and awards ==
Dr. Vinod Kumar Paul was conferred the prestigious Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize by at the World Health Assembly 2018 in recognition of his service in the field of family health.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/niti-aayog-s-vinod-paul-becomes-the-first-indian-to-receive-who-s-prestigious-prize/story-glbEDQV14o6Opmz10WP4nI.html|title=NITI Aayog's Vinod Paul becomes the first Indian to receive WHO's prestigious prize|date=30 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/niti-aayogs-member-to-get-who-prize-536513|title=NITI Aayog's member to get WHO prize|first=Tribune News|last=Service|website=Tribuneindia News Service}}</ref>
Paul is the recipient of the Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research, the highest award of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://main.icmr.nic.in/archive/awards |title=Archive Awards | Indian Council of Medical Research | Government of India |publisher=Main.icmr.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2021-05-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.who.int/india/news/detail/12-07-2017-public-health-champion-awards|title=Public Health Champion Awards|website=www.who.int}}</ref>
He was awarded the Himachal Gaurav Award by the Government of Himachal Pradesh (2018).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panchayattimes.com/prof-pal-inspiring-sources-of-honor-including-pal-kumari-jhanchal-became-himachal-gaurav/|title=Facebook Open Graph META Tags|first=कुमार|last=गौरव|date=15 April 2018}}</ref>
He is a Fellow the Indian National Science Academy (FNA),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail/P18-1786|title=INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail|website=www.insaindia.res.in}}</ref>
a Fellow, Indian Academy of Science (FASc),
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, India, NASI (FNASc)
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL2016018|title=Indian Academy of Sciences|website=fellows.ias.ac.in}}</ref>
and a Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences (FAMS).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nams-india.in/downloads/fellowsmembers/ZZ.pdf |title=LIST OF FELLOWS |website=www.nams-india.in |format=PDF|access-date=2021-05-10}}</ref>

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