Satya Paul Agarwal was an Indian neurosurgeon, academician, and public health administrator. He was the incumbent Secretary General of the Indian Red Cross Society. The Government of India honoured him in 2010, with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the fields of medicine and public health.
Agarwal had been active during several disaster relief operation such as epidemic control activities and the tsunami of 2004 for which he was awarded the Henry Dunant Medal. He had also written several books and articles. He was the spokesperson for the Red Cross and Red Crescent Statutory Meetings on Health and access to safe water and improved sanitation. He had delivered several lectures and keynote addresses in seminars and conferences.
Positions
Secretary General of the Indian Red Cross Society – 2005 onwards Chair of the IFRC Advisory Body on Sustainable Development and Health – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Director General of Health Services, Government of India – 1996 to 2005 President – Tuberculosis Association of India (TAI)
Awards and recognitions Padma Bhushan – 2010 DSc – Punjab University – 2007 Life Time Achievement Award for TB – 2005 Dr. B. C. Roy National Award for the Eminent Medical Person – 2002 Henry Dunant Medal – International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement Belgian Redcross Flanders Gold Medal, 2014 – Belgian Redcross Flanders
Bibliography
Writings
External links Meeting with Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General Reference on Rate MDs Times of India news ND TV news Padma Awards report Reference on Pearson General Knowledge Manual – 2011
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