Academician Gheorghe Paladi, one of the founders of the maternal and child health care system in the Republic of Moldova, died at the age of 96. Doctor obstetrician-gynecologist, university professor and full member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Gheorghe Paladi is a central figure in the development of medical education and research in obstetrics and gynecology.
“The medical community of the Republic of Moldova has lost a great doctor, a mentor, a pioneer of the maternal and child health care system and a worthy servant of the health care field in the republic,” IPN quotes a message from local authorities.
A graduate of the famous 1951 “golden class” of the State Institute of Medicine in Chisinau, Gheorghe Paladi had an outstanding academic and medical career. He became Doctor of Medicine in 1957, Doctor habilitated in 1966, and from 1967 he headed the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a position he held for over three decades. Under his leadership, the department became a center of excellence in the training of physicians and researchers in the field.
Since 1993, as an academician and later coordinator of the Medical Sciences Section of the Academy of Sciences, Gheorghe Paladi has contributed to the development of the country’s demographic policies. He was a co-founder of the Demographic Research Center and participated in the elaboration of the National Program for Demographic Security, as well as in the creation of the National Commission for Population and Development.
The Municipal Clinical Hospital no. 1 is named “Gheorghe Paladi” and a bust of the academician is installed at the entrance of the hospital.
