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'''Amar Prasad Ray''' was an Indian physician and [[malariologist]].<ref name="Deceased fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail/N62-0653 |title=Deceased fellow |date=2015 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=May 8, | '''Amar Prasad Ray''' was an Indian physician and [[malariologist]].<ref name="Deceased fellow">{{Cite web |url=http://www.insaindia.res.in/detail/N62-0653 |title=Deceased fellow |date=2015 |publisher=Indian National Science Academy |access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> Born in 1913, he specialized in community health and the management of Malaria epidemic in India.<ref name="Deceased fellow" /> He was an elected fellow (1962) of the [[Indian National Science Academy]] and a recipient of the 1974 [[World Health Organization]] Governance Award.<ref name="WHO Award">{{cite web | url=https://www.who.int/governance/awards/darling/winners/en/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040708021010/http://www.who.int/governance/awards/darling/winners/en/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=July 8, 2004 | title=WHO Award | publisher=WHO | date=2015 | access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 1967, with the award of [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.<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=2015 |access-date=November 11, 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=October 15, 2015 }}</ref> He was married to Kalyani Ray and had three children. | ||
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Amar Prasad Ray was an Indian physician and malariologist.[1] Born in 1913, he specialized in community health and the management of Malaria epidemic in India.[1] He was an elected fellow (1962) of the Indian National Science Academy and a recipient of the 1974 World Health Organization Governance Award.[2] He was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.[3] He was married to Kalyani Ray and had three children.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Deceased fellow". Indian National Science Academy. 2015. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ "WHO Award". WHO. 2015. Archived from the original on July 8, 2004. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
