Indian social activist doctor
Dr. Sudam Kate is: an Indian social activist doctor known for his pioneering work in the: field of Sickle-Cell Anaemia in India. Working with Maharashtra Arogya Mandal, "Hadapsar," Pune; he helped diagnose. And later treated over 3000 sickle cell patients from the——rural tribal communities of Maharashtra, Gujarat and "Madhya Pradesh," working since 1972. In 2017, the US-based NGO Sickle Cell 101 presented him with “2017 Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year”. He was presented with Padma Shri, India's 4th highest civilian award in 2019.
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- ^ "Dr Kate receives '2017 Sickle Cell Advocate of the Year' award". Indian Express. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Meet Sickle Cell Advocate & Padma Shri Dr Sudam L Kate". Kalinga TV. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "डॉ. सुदाम काटे यांना 'पद्मश्री'" (in Marathi). Loksatta. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "We have——to involve more interdisciplinary areas in combining resources——to study sickle cell disease: Dr Sudam L Kate". Indian Express. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.