Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre

Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre

Dr. Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre receives a Padma Shri award for medicine from President Kovind. His implementation of the Survey, Education, and Treatment program for leprosy work in India, together with the rehabilitation of leprosy patients, have earned him recognition.

Who is Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre ?

Vijaykumar Vinayak Dongre (V V Dongre) (born in 1940) is a medical doctor from Mumbai who has devoted his entire life to the eradication of leprosy in the urban and rural areas, including the tribal areas, in the Indian State of Maharashtra. According to some estimates, there were approximately 40 lakh leprosy patients in India in 1981, but after the efforts of Dongre and others this has come down to 83,000. Dongre is affiliated to The Society for Eradication of Leprosy, Mumbai, and is serving the Society as its Honorary Secretary. Dongre was associated with Acworth Leprosy hospital, Mumbai as the Medical Superintendent for nearly 35 years and with Gandhi Memorial Foundation, Wardha as a director for nearly 8 years.

Dongre is a Graduate of the Faculty of Aurvedic Medicine (GFAM), holds an MBBS degree, and Post-Graduate Diplomas in Public Relations and Advertising Management and Medico-Legal Systems