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Dec 9, 2021 · Soumya Swaminathan grew up in a home where education and science were key pillars. Her father, the renowned agricultural scientist Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, would always have PhD students visit his home to discuss their work, while her mother was a preschool educationalist.
Nov 15, 2022 · The exit of Soumya Swaminathan, an Indian pediatrician, announced on Twitter, comes as Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's second term as leader of the 74-year-old U.N. agency gets underway.
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May 26, 2021 · Dr Soumya Swaminathan is Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). She previous served as WHO's Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes.
Swaminathan was born in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, on 7 August 1925. [18] He was the second son of general surgeon M. K. Sambasivan and Parvati Thangammal Sambasivan. At age 11, after his father's death, Swaminathan was looked after by his father's brother.Swaminathan’s parents were second-generation descendants of migrants from Thanjavur, and were natives of Mankombu,Alappuzha,Kerala.This was the reason he was carrying Mankombu in his name.
Soumya Swaminathan was most recently WHO's Chief Scientist and before that, Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A pediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes. Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical ...
Nov 15, 2022 · — Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) November 14, 2022. According to a report, other figures in WHO are also expected to quit shortly though the reasons are yet to be ascertained. This is the ...
