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Dr. Vinod Paul served on the
faculty of the Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi, from 1985 to 2020, and was Head of the Department for
nearly a decade. He is a globally recognized medical scientist and a public
health exponent.
Government of India appointed Dr.
Paul as a Member of the National Institution for Transforming India, the NITI
Aayog, in August 2017 where he leads the Health, Nutrition and HRD verticals.
He has played a pivotal role in formulating the Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, the
Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centre Scheme and POSHAN Abhiyaan.
Prof. Paul also served as the
Chairman of The Board of Governors in supersession of the Medical Council of
India in 2018-20. This tenure was recognized for a record increase in
undergraduate and postgraduate medical seats and introduction of telemedicine
guidelines, district residency scheme and a plethora of other reforms.
Dr. Paul is a part of the core
team of the Union Government for Covid-19 pandemic response. He chairs the
Empowered Group on Medical Infrastructure and COVID Management Plan, the
National Task Force on COVID-19 (ICMR) as well as the National Expert Group on
Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC).
Prof. Paul has over 400
scientific publications and an h-index of 62 to his credit. He featured among
the world’s top 2% scientists in the field of pediatrics according to a study
conducted at Stanford University in 2020. He is a Fellow of all the three
Science Academies of the country, and a recipient of the pre-eminent Dr. B. R.
Ambedkar Centenary Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research by the Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Dr. Paul was conferred with the
prestigious Ihsan Dogramaci Family Health Foundation Prize by WHO at the 2018
World Health Assembly for his globally recognized service in the field of
family health.
