158:: the WHO Expert Committee on Cholera and the WHO Expert Committee on International Quarantine. He participated in more than 60 international conferences on various public health issues and published several notable papers on public health and preventive medicine. Among his numerous citations are the âOrder of the Bifurcated Needleâ given by the WHO in 1976 and the âMost Distinguished Alumnus Awardâ given by the University of the Philippinesâ College of Medicine in 1972.
17:
95:â College of Medicine in 1941. An officer in the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) of the University of the Philippines, Azurin volunteered for military service when war broke out in the Philippines on December 8, 1941. He joined the Philippine Army, serving as medical officer with the 1st Battalion, 1st Regular Infantry Division of the
161:
Azurin was appointed
Undersecretary of the Philippinesâ Department of Health in 1974. In 1981, he was named Minister of the Ministry of Health (the Philippines had then shifted to a parliamentary form of government and departments had become ministries). After he retired in 1986, he continued working
121:
After the war, he decided to remain in the public service. He joined the
Philippinesâ Bureau of Quarantine as a Quarantine Medical Officer in 1947. In 1952, he was awarded a scholarship to New York's Columbia University to learn more about public health methods, procedures, and systems. He earned his
191:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âA Controlled Field Trial of the
Effectiveness of Cholera El Tor Vaccineâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 38, No.6, 1968. Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âCholera Incidence in a Population Offered Cholera Vaccination Comparison of Cooperative and Uncooperative Groupsâ â
55:
a reality in the
Philippines", that he "reorganized the Ministry of Health in order to decentralize its activities" and "vigorously supported... community projects to bring essential drugs within the reach of the population at an affordable cost", and that he pioneered in the effort that "led to the
170:
While a member of the
Filipino guerrilla forces during World War II, then 1st Lt. Azurin met Frances Edna C. Battung in a church in Aparri, Cagayan (on the northern tip of Luzon island) and married her on November 29, 1944. They had four sons (René, Andre, Michel, and Jesus Carlo) and six
51:, Switzerland, Dr. Azurin was cited for accomplishments that "have been recognized nationally and internationally". Among several specific achievements mentioned in the Award's citation were that "Dr. Azurin personally initiated and promoted a series of innovative mesures to make
146:
research project, the first and most extensive of its kind (over 550,000 in the study population). This landmark study removed public health authoritiesâ then intense fear of cholera and set the mode for its prevention, treatment, and management (including the efficacy of
192:
World Health
Organization Bulletin, Vol. 44, No.6, 1971. Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âA Controlled Field Trial of the Effectiveness of Monovalent Classical and El Tor Cholera Vaccines in the Philippinesâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 49, No.1, 1973.
130:
Azurin spent over 40 years in the public health service. He was named
Director of the Philippinesâ Bureau of Quarantine in 1955. During his tenure as Director â from 1955 to 1974 â Azurin participated in the continuous upgrading and revision of
82:
effort as a member of the Global
Commission for the Eradication of Smallpox. He was a signatory to the historic document â signed in Geneva on December 9, 1979 â declaring smallpox to have been eradicated as a devastating disease of mankind.
135:(conducted in Geneva) that made international quarantine more effective and yet less restrictive on international trade. During this period, he studied yellow fever in Central and South America, smallpox, cholera, and
602:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âA Controlled Field Trial of the
Effectiveness of Monovalent Classical and El Tor Cholera Vaccines in the Philippinesâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 49, No.1, 1973
593:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âCholera
Incidence in a Population Offered Cholera Vaccination Comparison of Cooperative and Uncooperative Groupsâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 44, No.6, 1971
179:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âA Controlled Field Trial of the Effectiveness of Cholera and Cholera El Tor Vaccines in the Philippinesâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 37, 1967.
548:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âA Controlled Field Trial of the Effectiveness of Cholera and Cholera El Tor Vaccines in the Philippinesâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 37, 1967
712:
722:
292:
625:
414:
498:
385:"Parchment signed in Geneva on 9 December 1979, by the members of the Global Commission for Certification of Smallpox Eradication, World Health Organization"
584:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âA Controlled Field Trial of the Effectiveness of Cholera El Tor Vaccineâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 38, No.6, 1968
670:
162:
as an international health consultant for World Bank-financed projects to improve the health delivery systems of countries in Africa and the Middle East.
195:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âField Evaluation of Environmental Sanitation Measures Against Choleraâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 51, 1974.
727:
611:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âField Evaluation of Environmental Sanitation Measures Against Choleraâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 51, 1974
57:
717:
71:
rewards innovative work in health development.â Dr. Azurin's transformation of the Philippine public health system is documented in his 1988 book
439:
384:
324:
464:
260:
360:
354:"Final Report of the Global Commission for the Certification of Smallpox Eradication, World Health Organization, Geneva, December 1979"
185:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âSome Observations on the Detection of Cholera Carriersâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 5, 1967.
707:
188:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âA Long-term Carrier of Cholera: Cholera Dolores â World Health Organization Bulletin Vol. 38, No. 6, 1968.
495:"Military Records, Philippine Archives Collection, National Archives at St. Louis, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration"
436:"Military Records, Philippine Archives Collection, National Archives at St. Louis, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration"
654:
566:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âSome Observations on the Detection of Cholera Carriersâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 5, 1967
575:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âA Long-term Carrier of Cholera: Cholera Dolores â World Health Organization Bulletin Vol. 38, No. 6, 1968
171:
grandchildren. Azurin died on February 13, 1990. A street in Quezon City near his home for four decades has been named after him.
132:
198:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., â Disinfection of Aircraft at âBlocks Awayâ in Tropical Areas", World Health Organization Bulletin.
293:"Verbatim Record of the Thirty-Eighth World Health Assembly Meeting, May 9, 1985, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland"
92:
411:"Philippine Army and Guerilla Records, National Archives at St. Louis, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration"
103:. When Bataan fell to the Japanese in April 1942, he became one of the prisoners of war who suffered through the brutal
299:
207:
Azurin, Jesus C., âThe Program of Cholera El Tor Eradication in the Philippinesâ, Philippine Journal of Public Health.
621:
154:
Azurin served as Vice Chairman of the World Health Organization's executive board and also served as Chairman of two
410:
182:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al., âStudies on Cholera Carriersâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 5, 1967.
528:
494:
231:
557:
Azurin, Jesus C., et al, âStudies on Cholera Carriersâ â World Health Organization Bulletin, Vol. 37, No. 5, 1967
115:
36:
666:
108:
155:
35:
from July 1981 to February 1986. In 1985, he was the recipient of the first Sasakawa Prize awarded by the
204:
Azurin, Jesus C., âRodent Control Measures Along the Manila Bay Areaâ, Philippine Public Health Journal.
68:
435:
388:
332:
268:
702:
697:
460:
79:
143:
52:
201:
Azurin, Jesus C., âAn Analysis of the New York Quarantine Stationâ, unpublished monograph, 1953.
44:
650:
353:
148:
136:
32:
691:
40:
118:
in northern Luzon and served as Regimental Surgeon of the 11th Infantry, USAFIP-NL.
649:, edited by Pacita Icasiano-Habana and Carmela D. Ortigas, Anvil Publishing, 2009,
27:(December 20, 1916 â February 13, 1990) was a Filipino medical doctor who was the
104:
28:
142:
From 1964 to 1972, he was Overall Coordinator of a joint Philippines-Japan-WHO
64:, as a support to the Ministry's programme to control communicable diseases".
212:
Primary Health Care: Innovations in the Philippine Health System 1981â1985
73:
Primary Health Care: Innovations in the Philippine Health System 1981â1985
16:
67:
According to the Verbatim Record of the 38th World Health Assembly, âThe
524:
239:
139:, and quarantine methods in the United States and the United Kingdom.
100:
96:
61:
48:
484:âWall of Heroesâ, World War II Memorial, Capas, Tarlac, Philippines
122:
master's degree in Public Health from Columbia University in 1953.
15:
622:"Outstanding Leaders of the Philippines, Philippine eLib Project"
99:(United States Armed Forces in the Far East) and saw action on
43:
field. At the 38th World Health Assembly on May 9, 1985 at the
525:"Department of Health website, Republic of the Philippines"
91:
Azurin graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree from the
114:
On his release from the Capas Camp in 1943, he joined the
667:"Metro news item â QC street named after DOH Chief"
647:Searching for Balance: Stories of Loss and Healing
287:
285:
519:
517:
515:
8:
461:"Capas National Shrine, Tarlac, Philippines"
713:Filipino military personnel of World War II
645:Azurin, Edna, âHe never said goodbyeâ, in
261:"Recipients of the Sasakawa Health Prize"
107:and he was incarcerated at the infamous
58:research institute for tropical medicine
223:
723:20th-century Filipino medical doctors
7:
14:
78:Azurin was involved in the WHO's
214:. J.C. Azurin Foundation, 1988.
133:International Health Regulations
728:Sasakawa Health Prize laureates
673:from the original on 2015-12-08
628:from the original on 2015-09-23
531:from the original on 2015-09-23
501:from the original on 2017-08-24
467:from the original on 2015-07-04
442:from the original on 2016-09-27
417:from the original on 2014-12-24
366:from the original on 2015-10-14
718:Filipino public health doctors
39:(WHO) for achievements in the
1:
313:– via extranet.who.int.
93:University of the Philippines
116:Filipino guerrilla movement
744:
708:Filipino military doctors
329:World Health Organization
265:World Health Organization
37:World Health Organization
325:"Last Cases of Smallpox"
109:Capas Concentration Camp
21:
175:Selected publications
156:WHO Expert Committees
69:Sasakawa Health Prize
19:
236:Department of Health
166:Personal Information
126:Public Health Career
111:in Tarlac province.
80:smallpox eradication
305:on December 8, 2015
56:establishment of a
53:primary health care
232:"Dr. Jesus Azurin"
210:Azurin, Jesus C.,
45:Palais des Nations
33:Minister of Health
22:
735:
682:
681:
679:
678:
663:
657:
643:
637:
636:
634:
633:
618:
612:
609:
603:
600:
594:
591:
585:
582:
576:
573:
567:
564:
558:
555:
549:
546:
540:
539:
537:
536:
521:
510:
509:
507:
506:
491:
485:
482:
476:
475:
473:
472:
457:
451:
450:
448:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
422:
407:
401:
400:
398:
396:
387:. Archived from
381:
375:
374:
372:
371:
365:
358:
350:
344:
343:
341:
340:
331:. Archived from
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
304:
298:. Archived from
297:
289:
280:
279:
277:
276:
267:. Archived from
257:
251:
250:
248:
247:
238:. Archived from
228:
149:cholera vaccines
743:
742:
738:
737:
736:
734:
733:
732:
688:
687:
686:
685:
676:
674:
665:
664:
660:
644:
640:
631:
629:
620:
619:
615:
610:
606:
601:
597:
592:
588:
583:
579:
574:
570:
565:
561:
556:
552:
547:
543:
534:
532:
523:
522:
513:
504:
502:
493:
492:
488:
483:
479:
470:
468:
459:
458:
454:
445:
443:
434:
433:
429:
420:
418:
409:
408:
404:
394:
392:
391:on 28 July 2017
383:
382:
378:
369:
367:
363:
356:
352:
351:
347:
338:
336:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
302:
295:
291:
290:
283:
274:
272:
259:
258:
254:
245:
243:
230:
229:
225:
220:
177:
168:
137:plague in India
128:
89:
25:Jesus C. Azurin
20:Jesus C. Azurin
12:
11:
5:
741:
739:
731:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
690:
689:
684:
683:
658:
638:
613:
604:
595:
586:
577:
568:
559:
550:
541:
511:
486:
477:
452:
427:
402:
376:
345:
316:
281:
252:
222:
221:
219:
216:
176:
173:
167:
164:
144:Cholera-El Tor
127:
124:
88:
85:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
740:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
695:
693:
672:
668:
662:
659:
656:
655:9789712722493
652:
648:
642:
639:
627:
623:
617:
614:
608:
605:
599:
596:
590:
587:
581:
578:
572:
569:
563:
560:
554:
551:
545:
542:
530:
526:
520:
518:
516:
512:
500:
496:
490:
487:
481:
478:
466:
462:
456:
453:
441:
437:
431:
428:
416:
412:
406:
403:
390:
386:
380:
377:
362:
355:
349:
346:
335:on 2017-07-28
334:
330:
326:
320:
317:
301:
294:
288:
286:
282:
271:on 2018-05-20
270:
266:
262:
256:
253:
242:on 2015-09-23
241:
237:
233:
227:
224:
217:
215:
213:
208:
205:
202:
199:
196:
193:
189:
186:
183:
180:
174:
172:
165:
163:
159:
157:
152:
150:
145:
140:
138:
134:
125:
123:
119:
117:
112:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
86:
84:
81:
76:
74:
70:
65:
63:
59:
54:
50:
46:
42:
41:public health
38:
34:
30:
26:
18:
675:. Retrieved
661:
646:
641:
630:. Retrieved
616:
607:
598:
589:
580:
571:
562:
553:
544:
533:. Retrieved
503:. Retrieved
489:
480:
469:. Retrieved
455:
444:. Retrieved
430:
419:. Retrieved
405:
393:. Retrieved
389:the original
379:
368:. Retrieved
348:
337:. Retrieved
333:the original
328:
319:
309:September 9,
307:. Retrieved
300:the original
273:. Retrieved
269:the original
264:
255:
244:. Retrieved
240:the original
235:
226:
211:
209:
206:
203:
200:
197:
194:
190:
187:
184:
181:
178:
169:
160:
153:
141:
129:
120:
113:
90:
77:
72:
66:
24:
23:
703:1990 deaths
698:1916 births
395:6 September
105:Death March
29:Philippines
692:Categories
677:2015-09-02
632:2015-09-02
535:2015-09-02
505:2017-09-01
471:2015-09-09
446:2017-09-01
421:2017-09-01
370:2015-09-02
339:2021-09-06
275:2021-09-06
246:2015-09-02
218:References
87:Early life
671:Archived
626:Archived
529:Archived
499:Archived
465:Archived
440:Archived
415:Archived
361:Archived
653:
101:Bataan
97:USAFFE
62:Manila
49:Geneva
364:(PDF)
357:(PDF)
303:(PDF)
296:(PDF)
651:ISBN
397:2021
311:2015
151:).
60:in
694::
669:.
624:.
527:.
514:^
497:.
463:.
438:.
413:.
359:.
327:.
284:^
263:.
234:.
75:.
47:,
31:â
680:.
635:.
538:.
508:.
474:.
449:.
424:.
399:.
373:.
342:.
278:.
249:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
