Dilip Mahalanabis

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Dilip Mahalanabis was a director of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh during the 1970s ( During Bangladesh War ). The Centre is credited with discovering Oral rehydration therapy for the treatment of diarrhea and cholera during his time. Oral rehydration therapy is thought to have saved the lives of over 40 million people and it is still saving millions of people from diarrhea. Dilip Mahalanabis started his work on oral re-hydration therapy in 1966 as a research investigator for Medical Research and Training in Calcutta.

At present he lives in Kolkata, India (Calcutta) with his wife Dr. Jayanti Mahalanabis and holds the post of director of Society for Applied Studies, Kolkata.

[edit] Awards

• Dilip Mahalanbis received the Pollin Prize for 2002. [1]
• Dilip Mahalanbis received the Prince Mahidol Award (Thailand) for 2006 [2]
• International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh was awarded the Gates Award for Global Health in 2001