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Which Indian made history by becoming the first Indian to serve as Deputy Director-General at the World Health Organization (WHO)?

  1. AChandrima Shaha
  2. BGita Sen
  3. CDr.Soumya SwaminathanCorrect answer
  4. DRenu Swarup
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C. Dr.Soumya Swaminathan

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Dr. Soumya Swaminathan became the first Indian Deputy Director-General of WHO in October 2017. An expert in tuberculosis and HIV research and former ICMR Director-General, she later became WHO’s first Chief Scientist in 2019, playing a key role during COVID-19.

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