Pioneer of oral rehydration therapy Dilip Mahalanabis passes away in Kolkata
Dilip Mahalanabis, a pioneer in oral rehydration therapy who saved thousands of lives from cholera outbreak at a refugee relief camp during Bangladesh's Liberation War in 1971, passed away at a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday (October 17, 2022) at the age of 87, PTI reported citing sources.
He was suffering from lung infection and other old-age ailments, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting PTI.
Mahalnabis had hit the news headlines during the Liberation War when he managed to save lives with the oral rehydration solution during a cholera outbreak while serving a refugee camp at Bongaon in north 24 Parganas district of India's West Bengal state.
Oral rehydration therapy is a solution used to prevent and treat dehydration.
Director of the Institute of Child Health Apurba Ghosh expressed grief and said Mahalanabis was a pioneer in the treatment of cholera and enteric diseases through low-cost methods.
"His contributions will forever be remembered," Ghosh said.
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