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As the Padma Shri awards have been declared, here are those who received it in the field of healthcare this year.
Ratan Chandra Kar
A retired government doctor from Andamans working along with Jarawa tribe who inhabit an island 48 km from North Sentinel. He treated during the measles epidemic of 1999 and saved them from the verge of extinction, contributing to increasing in population from 76 to 270.
Munishwar Chander Dawar
A war veteran and a doctor from Jabalpur serving and treating underprivileged people for over 50 years.
Other doctors who have received the awards are the following:
Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi, Puducherry
Shri Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti, Telangana
Shri Manoranjan Sahu, Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Gopalsamy Veluchamy, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Ishwar Chander Verma, Delhi