Background
Sliternik was born in 1897 in Ploskirów, in the Podolia region of Austria-Hungary (now known as Khmelnytskyi, in Ukraine).
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Zvi Sliternik
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Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Career
He began studying medicine in Russia, but did not complete his studies before emigrating in 1919 to Mandate Palestine. He returned to his studies, studying biology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. In 1946, he received a doctorate.
He was appointed regional supervisor for the elimination of malaria in the Jezreel Valley and supervised the draining of the marshes in the vicinity of Hadera, as well as additional areas throughout the country.
Sliternik served as director of entomological service in the Israel Defense Forces in 1948 and was subsequently director of the entomological department in the Israel Ministry of Health from 1949 to 1962.
Achievements
Membership
Sliternik began his entomology work in 1921, as a member of a small unit headed by Doctor Israel Kligler, to develop inexpensive and efficient methods of fighting malaria, which ultimately resulted in the total eradication of malaria in 1962.
Awards
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Israel Prize In 1962, Sliternik was awarded the Israel Prize, in medicine, for his work on the eradication of malaria in Israel.
The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.The Israel Prize (Hebrew: פרס ישראל) is an award handed out by the State of Israel and is generally regarded as the state's highest honor.