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Paul Ehrlich (surgeon general)
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Saul Paul Ehrlich, Jr. (4 May 1932 - 6 January 2005) was an American physician and public health administrator. He served as acting Surgeon General of the United States
from 1973 to 1977.
Surgeon General of the United States
The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
from 1973 to 1977.
- Acting Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service (1973–77)
- Former Deputy Director, Pan American Health Organization (1978–1983)
- Director, Office of International Health, Office of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare (1969–1977)
- Chairman of Executive Board, World Health OrganizationWorld Health OrganizationThe World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(1972)