In a ceremony to mark the International Meet of leading medical celebrities, professionals and Medicos from all over the country and abroad, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh was conferred the prestigious 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in recognition of his exemplary dedication to the advancement of diabetology, diabetes care and diabetes research.
The various awards received by him in the past include the "Gold Medal for Oration" from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER) Puducherry and the coveted 'Jamna Devi Gian Devi Award" for journalism. The citation described Dr Jitendra Singh as an author of eight books and three Monograms on various aspects of Diabetes. Diabetes awareness books written by Dr Jitendra Singh, one of the books titled "Diabetes Made Easy" was included in the Best-seller section of the World Book Fair held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Dr. Jitendra Singh's pioneering work on 'Stress Diabetes in Kashmiri Migrants' was hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The citation read out by Dr. V. Mohan, Chairman of Dr. Mohan's Diabetes Speciality Centre and Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, Chennai, described Dr. Jitendra Singh as a teacher Professor, researcher, and practitioner of Diabetology, who rose from the grassroots to earn a name for himself as well as the State and country to which belongs.
The citation also mentions the unique distinction conferred on Dr Jitendra Singh as the Lifetime Pattern of RSSDI (Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India), the largest academic association of Diabetologists.
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