Padma vibhushan Dilip Mahalanabis: an indian paediatrician

Abstract

Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, born on 12 November 1934, was
an Indian paediatrician known for pioneering the use
of oral rehydration therapy to treat diarrhoeal diseases.
Mahalanabis had begun researching oral rehydration therapy
in 1966 as a research investigator for the Johns Hopkins
University International Center for Medical Research and
Training in Calcutta, India