Best Practices in Global Health Award - Past Award Recipients |
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2005 - Riders for Health | 2004 - Dr. Catherine Hamlin
2003 - Angela J. Sawyerr-Kamara | 2002 - Dr. Fatima Zohra-Akalay
2001 - Sydia Nduna | 2000 - Ram Shrestha | 1999 - Susan Purdin
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 2005 Award Recipient
Riders for Health
Riders for Health has worked for 15 years on the problem of health-care delivery systems in Africa. It is the only not-for-profit organization whose practical work is creating a system of transportation infrastructure to allow vital health-care services to reach millions of people in rural communities and those isolated by distance, hostile conditions and poverty. Riders' mission is to ensure that motorized vehicles used for the delivery of health care and associated development are appropriate and available for the maximum time at the minimum cost.
Council Honors Riders for Health with Best Practices Award - Council press release
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 2004 Award Recipient
Dr. Catherine Hamlin
Dr. Catherine Hamlin and her husband co-founded the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia in 1974. Fistula Hospital has developed the model program for fistula treatment worldwide, and has inspired numerous centers throughout the developing world. It is considered the preeminent hospital dedicated exclusively to victims of obstetric fistula and is the world center for fistula treatment, long-term care, prevention, and training.
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 2003 Award Recipient
Angela J. Sawyerr-Kamara
Professor Angela J. Sawyerr-Kamara is the founder and director of the Regional Prevention of Maternal Mortality Program (RPMM), based in Ghana, with programs in 20 African countries. Prof. Kamara leads a network of multidisciplinary teams dedicated to reducing maternal mortality in Africa.
Advancing the Fight Against Maternal Mortality - HealthLink issue 121 article
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 2002 Award Recipient
Dr. Fatima-Zohra Akalay
Dr. Fatima-Zohra Akalay is the country director in Morocco for Helen Keller International (a division of Helen Keller Worldwide). She was honored for her work in fighting blindness and illiteracy in Morocco through innovative programs that incorporate healthcare and health education into the national literacy program.
Fostering Health Through Literacy - HealthLink issue 115 article
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 2001 Award Recipient
Sydia Nduna
Since 1989, Sydia Nduna has worked as a gender consultant with OXFAM, the United Nations and many others. She started the Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) project in Tanzania for IRC in 1996 and acted as program coordinator for three years. Ms. Nduna now lives in Geneva and works as an SGBV consultant globally.
Best Practices in Global Health - HealthLink issue 109 article
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 2000 Award Recipient
Ram Shrestha
Ram Shrestha is the executive director of the Nepali Technical Assistance Group, and he has been honored for his work in the National Vitamin A Program in Nepal. This program, which has reached over 80 percent of Nepal's districts, is responsible for a 30 percent reduction in child mortality in Nepal. He was able to educate and motivate over 35,000 community women throughout his country not only to promote the importance of, but also to implement the Vitamin A program. His tireless efforts will have a lasting impact on the health of the Nepalese community.
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 1999 Award Recipient
Susan Purdin
Susan Purdin is the global technical advisor for the Reproductive Health for Refugees Consortium. Between 1998-1999, she worked in refugee sites worldwide; Kenya, Southern Sudan, Guinea, Liberia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Thailand, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo. The position of Global Technical Advisor (GTA) was created in order to provide on-site expert guidance to programs serving the reproductive health needs of refugees worldwide.
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