Month: May 2020

British Indian Parm Sandhu – First Woman of Colour – Senior Most Female Police Officer – Scotland Yard

Parm Sandhu (aka) Parm Kaur Sandhu, British Sikh , senior most female police officer of colour to reach the highest-rank in London’s Metropolitan Service.

Position/s:

  • Temporary Chief Superintendent, attached to Human Resources, Metropolitan Police
  • Borough Commander, Richmond-Upon-Thames – First Asian Woman in the history of the Force to hold this position

Award:

  • Asian Women of Achievement Award (2006)

Harsh Vardhan takes charge as Chairman of WHO’s Executive Board : May 2020

Dr. Harsh Vardhan (aka) Harshvardhan Goel has taken charge of the World Health Organization (WHO), as Executive Chairman of the Board with effect from May 22nd, 2020.

He succeeds Hiroki Nakatani of Japan. To head a 34 member Executive Board of the 134 nation, World Health Assembly

Presently :

  • Minister – Ministry of Health & Family Welfare – Government of India
  • Minister – Ministry of Science & Technology – Government of India
  • Minister – Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
  • Member of Parliament – 17th Lok Sabha

Education :

  • M.S. (Otorhindaryngologist) – Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur (1983)
  • M.B.B. S – Ganesh Shanker Vidyarthi Memorial Medical College, Kanpur (1979)

Awards / Honours :

  • IMA President’s Special Award of Appreciation – by Indian Medical Association (1994)
  • Director-General’s ‘Polio Eradication Champion Award Commendation Medal’ – World Health Organization (WHO) – (1998)
  • Polio Eradication Champions Award – by Rotary International (2001)
  • ‘Doctor of the Last Decade’ (Swasthya Ratna) – by Indian Medical Association’s New Delhi branch (2002)