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Anbumani Ramadoss
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| Constituency | Rajya Sabha |
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| Born | October 9, 1968 Pondicherry |
| Political party | Pattali Makkal Katchi |
| Spouse | Sowmiya Anbumani |
| Children | Three daughters |
| Residence | Tindivanam Tamil Nadu |
| Religion | Hindu |
| As of November 23, 2006 Source: [1] |
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Anbumani Ramadoss(Tamil: அன்புமணி ராம்தாஸ்) is the youngest Minister in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh. He was nducted into the Cabinet at the age of 36.
Born on 9th October, 1968 in Puducherry, Anbumani went to school at Yercaud of Salem district in Tamil Nadu, and studied medicine at Madras Medical College.
He worked for three years in rural areas near Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu.
Ramadoss always felt that urban people had access to big hospitals and a host of choices but the rural people hardly had any such access. He improved the National Rural Health Mission, launched by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in April, 2005.
The National Rural Health Mission focuses specifically on the needs of rural poor, especially women and children. This Mission brings primary health care to the doorsteps of the villagers. The Female Accredited Social Health Activist – ASHA, who is to be positioned in 2.5 lakh villages across the country, will provide for basic healthcare at every home of the village.
Under the National Rural Health Mission his immense contribution has begun to bear fruits. His idea of upgrading the Community Health Centers to functioning hospitals as per the new Indian Public Health standards is a milestone in setting quality health care for the rural poor. His direct intervention to ensure injection safety by introduction of Auto-disable syringes is a path-breaking step in public health system.
Ramadoss’s helped to improve the health of the citizens, especially the rural people. When Tsunami struck the shores of Tamil Nadu and Andamans, Ramadoss helped the relief work and worked with fellow volunteers to ensure relief work, especially medical help all of which was timely extended to the affected.
Pasumai Thaayagam (Green Motherland) is a non-governmental organization working for environmental protection, sustainable development and people’s right to governance. Ramadoss is the prime mover and motivator of this growing NGO movement.
Ramadoss has steered the notifications of rules relating to ban on smoking in public places which invoked lot of public upraisal for everyone's personal freedom. This ban will be in effect from 2nd October 2008 in all public places. He has proposed a ban on showing smoking, cigarette packs or tobacco advertisements in movies and TV programmes.
The tobacco control measures taken by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under Anbumani Ramadoss have been acclaimed at the global level. For instance, the American Cancer Society selected the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India under the leadership of Anbumani Ramadoss for Luther L. Terry Award in the category of exemplary leadership by a Government Ministry in recognitions of its consistent excellence in anti-tobacco advocacy and the award was given away at a formal ceremony during the World Conference on Tobacco OR Health in Washington DC on 14th July, 2006.
One of his long-term fights has been against the spread and incidence of Malaria. The incidence of malaria has been brought down to less than 2 million cases per annum and deaths below 1000 per annum during the last two years.
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Other Activities
President, Pasumai Thayagam (Green Mother Land) (NGO)
President, Tamil Nadu Amateur Athletic Association, Cuddalore,Tamil Nadu.
Received Luther L.Terry Award from the American Cancer Society under the category of exemplary leadership (Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India) in recognition of consistent excellence in anti-tobacco advocacy and control.
Controversies
He has been in controversies ever since his induction into the council of ministers as health minister in 2003. He is well known for his bitter fight with the AIIMS director Prof. P Venugopal.clarify He also defied court orders in pursuit of his fight with Venugopal by axing him against court orders1 He was further criticised for using AIIMS/AIIMS money in his fight with Venugopal. 2
A fellow congress MP also termed him as a minister for Venugopal affairs and by another Member of Parliament to be "like a bull in a China shop," pointing to the damage he had done to India's premier medical institute's image.3
Furthermore, he got involved in other matters such as the issue of banning tobacco advertisements in movies. As of 2008, he was advocating cracking down on surrogate advertising for alcohol products.4
His most famous controvery was over the issue of revoking or altering Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.