WHO Director General’s Special Award to Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss

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“WHO Director General’s Special Award” to Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss
for outstanding contribution to tobacco control

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, Hon’ble Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare was conferred the ‘WHO Director General’s Special Award for Tobacco Control’ on 20^th July, 2007 at New Delhi. This award was presented by Dr. Samlee Plianbangchang, Regional Director, WHO-South East Asia, along with a Regional Plaque, to Dr. Ramadoss for his dynamic leadership and commitment to tobacco control. The measures initiated in India under the stewardship of Dr. Ramadoss have been widely acclaimed at the regional and global levels, and have set praiseworthy precedents for other countries. The Minister received this award in the presence of many dignitaries and more than 500 stakeholders from all over the country, including national and international media.

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