Who was the first Indian to become WHO’s Deputy Director General?
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Dr. Soumya Swaminathan:
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan is the first Indian to be appointed to the position of Deputy Director-General at the World Health Organization (WHO).
She was appointed to this position in 2017 by then-WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Later, from 2019 to 2022, she also served as WHO's first Chief Scientist, where she led global scientific efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She is the daughter of renowned agricultural scientist and 'Father of the Green Revolution in India,' M. S. Swaminathan.
: She is a pediatrician and is globally known for her research on tuberculosis (TB) and HIV.