Jal Minocher Mehta

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Jal Minocher Mehta
Born
India
Died(2001-10-13)13 October 2001
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationMedical surgeon
Philanthropist
Social worker
Known forReconstructive surgery
Leprosy eradication program
Spouse(s)Mehru Jal Mehta
ChildrenOne son
AwardsPadma Bhushan

Jal Minocher Mehta (died 2001) was a Parsi Indian surgeon, social worker and philanthropist, known for his services for the rehabilitation of people afflicted with leprosy.[1] He was the president of Pune District Leprosy Committee and was involved in organizing self help groups of the leprosy patients and in creating social awareness about the disease through documentaries.[2][3] He chaired the Serum Institute of India (SIIL) and sat in the Advisory Boards of Pharmabiz, Chronicle Pharmabiz and the Vienna Karl Landsteiner Institute.[4] His efforts towards the Leprosy eradication program included the management of a Leprosy Hospital and a Rehabilitation Centre in Pune.[5] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1982, for his contributions to medical science.[6] He died on 13 October 2001, succumbing to a cerebral hemorrhage at Pune,[4] survived by his wife, Mehru, a medical doctor and cancer surgeon;[7] their only son, Minoo, had predeceased Jal Mehta, caught in an avalanche in the Himalayas earlier.[5]

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  1. ↑ "Philanthropist Jal Mehta Dead". The Tribune. 14 October 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Jal Minocher Mehta (January 2000). "Erfahrungen mit Selbsthilfegruppen von Menschen, die infolge von Lepra von Behinderungen betroffen sind (Mehta Cooperative Rehabilitation Model)" (PDF). Zeitschrift Behinderung und Dritte Welt.
  3. ↑ Dr. Jal Mehta, Vishram Revankar (1999). Neuropathic foot in leprosy. Aveer Films [for the Poona District Leprosy Committee]. OCLC 221532401.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Padma Bhushan Dr. Jal Mehta passes away". Pharma Biz. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "A mission is orphaned". Times of India. 15 October 2001. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Like Father, Like Daughter". Virtual Pune. 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

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