13/11/2019
PUNE:
Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Founder and Chairman of Serum Institute
of India, was conferred with the prestigious ‘Asian Business Leadership
Forum (ABLF) Lifetime Achievement Award' at Dubai, UAE at a
glittering ceremony on November 6th.
This is yet another feather in the cap of Dr.
Cyrus Poonawalla who has been widely acknowledged for his unparalleled and
continuous mission of global immunization and his path defining philanthropic
initiatives.
In 1966, Dr. Poonawalla embarked on his journey to
establish Serum Institute of India, Today, Serum Institute is the world’s
largest producer of vaccines by number of doses, producing more than 1.5
billion doses a year of life-saving vaccines used in over 170 countries to
combat infection from Rabies, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Whooping Cough, Tetanus,
Diphtheria, Tuberculosis, Influenza, Meningitis, Rotavirus and Hepatitis B. Vaccines
among others, thus saving the lives of more than 40 million mostly
under-privileged children across the globe, who would have otherwise perished
without the availability of affordable vaccines.
Recently Dr. Poonawalla, was also conferred with the
prestigious 'Degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa' by the University of
Oxford, U.K. at a glittering ceremony in June. He was also conferred with the
honorary degree of 'Doctor of Humane Letters' by the University of
Massachusetts, Boston, USA last year for his outstanding contribution in
improving the public health for all communities.
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