Traditional Medicine in Asia

Padma Shri Prof Roy Chaudhury is one of the leading clinical pharmacologists in the country. He was the Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Dean at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Candigarh, where he initiated the D.M. Course in Clinical Pharmacology. He has held important positions in the World Health Organisation for fifteen years. currently Prof Roy Chauhury is Emeritus Scientist at the National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, and UNESCO Professor of Rational Use of Drugs at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok. He is also the President of the Delhi Medical Council, Coordinator of the India-WHO Programme on Essential Drugs and Chairman of the National Subcommission in Macroeconomics and Health. Prof Roy Chaudhury has written several books and received many national and international honours, the UNESCO UNITWIN award (2002) and K.N. UDUPA award (2003) being the latest.