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Halfdan T. Mahler

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Danish medical doctor and director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO)

DoctorsLived 1923 to 2016 · aged 93
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Halfdan Theodor Mahler was a Danish physician. He served three terms as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988, and is widely known for his effort to combat tuberculosis and his role in having shaped the landmark Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000...

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Awards 6

1988Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Want
1977honorary doctor of the University of Toulouse
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Dannebrog
Order of the Falcon

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Halfdan Theodor Mahler was a Danish physician. He served three terms as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988, and is widely known for his effort to combat tuberculosis and his role in having shaped the landmark Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000 strategy.

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Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2016 · aged 93
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15 languages

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