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25/09/22 10:19 AM IST

Dr. Rajiv Bahl to become new Director-General of ICMR

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  • Dr. Rajiv Bahl was appointed as the new Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) as well as Secretary of the Department of Health Research.
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  • Bahl is the head of research on maternal and newborn child, adolescent health and aging at the World Health Organisation (WHO). Apart from being the DG, ICMR, he will also be the secretary, department of health research (DHR).
  • Bahl joined WHO in 2003 and currently coordinates research and guidelines development in the areas of maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health.
  • He is trained as a paediatrician in Delhi, India, obtaining his PhD in public health. Prior to joining WHO, he was a Senior Scientist at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences for 10 years.
Source- Business standard 

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