Died: Dr Rustom Phiroze Soonawala, 96, internationally acclaimed obstetrician and gynecologist who was equally popular with the well-heeled as also the economically disadvantaged, and a respected mentor known to share his expertise and the devices that he created to assist fertility and sterilization; in Bombay on January 4, 2025.
Serving on the scientific advisory committee of the Indian Council of Medical Research and the advisory panel on contraception to the ministry of health and family welfare, Government of India, Soonawala believed the advancement of a country depends on its healthcare and education facilities, not rockets.
Former professor and head, Department of Gynecology......