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Pukhraj Bafna, is an Indian pediatrician and adolescent health consultant, known for his contributions towards tribal child and adolescent health. The Government of India honored Bafna in 2011, with the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri. ==Biography== Pukhraj Bafna was born on 14 November 1946〔 at Rajnandgaon, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. He graduated in medicine (MBBS) in 1969 from Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur and continued his studies there to obtain the medical degrees of DCh (1972) and MD (1973) in pediatrics.〔 He has also obtained a doctoral degree from Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun.〔〔 Bafna is credited with a book, ''Status of Tribal Child Health in India''. He has also been writing health column for over 40 years (since 1973) in ''Sabera Sanket,'' a Hindi language newspaper.〔 He has also attended several seminars and has chaired many conferences.〔 Pukhraj Bafna has conducted over 500 child health camps and has supported 149 orphaned children in Bastar whose parents lost their lives due to militancy in the area.〔 He lives in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. ''Golden Book of World Records'', an organization documenting world records, have credited Pukhraj Bafna with three world records. * The oldest person to earn a doctoral degree when Bafna obtained his PhD at the age of 63 on the topic, ''Efficacy of Yoga and Preksha Meditation on Children's and Adolescent Asthma''. * The first book on tribal child health for Bafna's book, ''Status of Tribal Child Health in India''. * Longest running heath column in an Indian newspaper for his column in ''Sabera Sanket''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pukhraj Bafna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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