Dr Devi Prasad Shetty
Bengaluru : Dr Devi Prasad Shetty , founder and chairperson of Narayana Health, will receive French National Order of Merit (Ordre National du Mérite), one of France’s highest civilian honours, in recognition of his support for the French community in Bengaluru during Covid-19 pandemic. During Covid-19 crisis, Dr Shetty and Narayana Health opened their facilities to the French consulate and the wider French community, extending support to vaccination programmes and providing other logistical assistance. Established on Dec 3, 1963, by French President Charles de Gaulle, the National Order of Merit is France’s second-highest national order of distinction after Legion of Honour.
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