Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi
Prof Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi | |
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| Born | Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi 27 December 1903 Pudukkottai, British India |
| Died | 1 October 1994 (aged 90) |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Education | MBBS in 1927, MD General Medicine in 1930. (one of the first four to do so!), In 1947, Study about Chest Disease at Brompton Hospital-London |
| Alma mater | Madras Medical College |
| Occupations | Physician, Father of Primary Healthcare in India |
| Employer(s) | 1948 he was the Director of the Tuberculosis Research Centre-Chetput and Director of the Tuberculosis Sanatorium-Tambaram at same time. Then He served as the Professor of Medicine at the Madras Medical College and the Stanley Medical College as well as the first physician of the Government General Hospital, Madras. |
| Known for | Social service |
| Notable work | The Father of Primary Healthcare in India |
| Title | The Father of Primary Healthcare in India |
| Spouse | Mrs. Alamelu (Pappu) |
| Parent(s) | Father - Krishnaswami, Mother - Dharmasamvardhini |
| Relatives | Krishnasami Venkataraman (brother) K. Swaminathan (brother) Madhav Sharma (nephew) |
| Awards | awarded the Padma Shri in 1971, Padma Bhushan in 1976 and Dr B C Roy National Award for Socio Medical Relief in 1976. |
Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi (1903–1994) was an Indian medical doctor, Gandhian, social worker and the founder of Voluntary Health Services (VHS), a medical facility in Chennai reported to be serving the lower and middle-class people of the society. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1971 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. Five years later, the government followed it up by awarding him the third highest civilian award of Padma Bhushan in 1976.