The Padma Vibhushan awards 2023 have been announced today, and ORS (oral rehydration solution) pioneer Dilip Mahalanabis will receive the Padma Vibhushan (posthumous) within the field of Medicine (Pediatrics).

What is ORS?

ORS is simple and inexpensive, yet very effective solution which has been 93% reduction in deaths globally due to diarrhea, cholera and dehydration, especially among infant children. ORS is a life saver to over 5 crore lives globally.

Mahalanabis had demonstrated the effectiveness of ORS while he was serving in the refugee camps during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, while having returned from USA to serve the people.

Sources: https://m.timesofindia.com/india/ors-pioneer-dilip-mahalanabis-to-receive-padma-vibhushan-25-others-to-get-padma-shri/articleshow/97323722.cms