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'Father of Tuberculosis' remembered in new book
Doctor played pivotal role in eliminating the disease and in anti-smoking drive in S'pore
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He smuggled medical supplies across enemy lines during the Japanese Occupation, played a pivotal role in eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in Singapore and led the charge against smoking here.
Yet, Dr James Mark Jeyasebasingam Supramaniam, or JMJ for short, kept such a low profile that when author Naleeza Ebrahim was asked to write a book about him, she did not recognise his name.
