Former Indian President APJ Kalam has been chosen to receive prestigious 2008 Hoover Medal for his outstanding public service, it was announced in New York on Friday.The citation said that he is being recognised for making state-of-the-art healthcare available to the common man at affordable prices, bringing quality medical care to rural areas by establishing a link between doctors and technocrats, using spin-offs of defense technology to create state-of-the-art medical equipment, and launching telemedicine projects connecting remote rural-based hospitals to the super-specialty hospital.
A pre eminent scientist, a gifted engineer, and a true visionary, he is also a humble humanitarian in every sense of the word, it added. The award will be presented to Kalam at a special ceremony on 28th April.
A pre eminent scientist, a gifted engineer, and a true visionary, he is also a humble humanitarian in every sense of the word, it added. The award will be presented to Kalam at a special ceremony on 28th April.
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