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The 2007 Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize
Nomination Period EndedNominations will no longer be accepted for the 2007 Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize. The Selection Committee will meet soon to determine this year's winners. Stay tuned for more updates and a fabulous award ceremony! Nomination ProcessThe 2007 Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize Selection Committee invites nominations of a person or persons, institution or institutions, or organization or organizations, who have made a major contribution to stopping tuberculosis. Nominations for the Prize may be put forward by any recognized national health body of a Member State of WHO, any Stop TB partner or any former recipient of the Prize. There is no restriction made on the age, sex or nationality of the candidates that can be proposed. Nominees should have significant and documented achievements in the formulation and implementation of a system or policy for anti-tuberculosis programmes or in the fields of TB research, advocacy, education or training for the prevention of tuberculosis. The annual prize consists of a medal and a sum of money - of not less than US$65,000. Funding from the Kochon Foundation will also cover the travel and accommodation for recipients to the award ceremony and the work of the Stop TB Partnership Secretariat in supporting the selection committee. In the event that there is more than one winner, prize monies would be equitably divided. The deadline for nominations is March 24th, World TB Day, 2007. In order to be considered, nominations should include:
Completed nominations should be sent to: Dr. Marcos Espinal, Executive Secretary Current WHO staff members and Stop TB Partnership Coordinating Board members are not eligible to receive the prize. Candidates may not nominate themselves. RationaleThe KOCHON Foundation, a non-profit scholarships making foundation registered in the Republic of Korea, has generously agreed to support the Stop TB Partnership / Kochon Prize. Read more about the Kochon Foundation and their interest in supporting the prize. AnnouncementThe winner will be notified by June 2007. An award ceremony will be held later in 2007. CriteriaIn judging nominations, the 2007 Selection Committee will consider primarily:
Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize Selection CommitteeDr Nils Billo Dr Kenneth Castro Dr Mario Raviglione Dr Thelma E. Tupasi- Ramos Mr Chin-Yung Chung ContactFor queries please contact: stoptbprize@who.int Please promote awareness about the Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize through your own network or web site! Kochon Prize 2006 awardeesIn November 2006, leading TB/HIV activist Mr Winstone Zulu from Zambia, and Indian TB Programme Manager Dr L.S. Chauhan, were awarded the first ever Kochon Prize to mark their outstanding contributions to improved TB control. This prestigious international health prize was awarded by Kochon Foundation Chairman Mr Doo-Hyun Kim and Stop TB Partnership Executive Secretary Dr Marcos Espinal, at the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Palais des Congrès, Paris. Winstone Zulu is a leading advocate for those affected by the TB and HIV/AIDS epidemics. A survivor of child polio and TB, he made his HIV status public in the early 1990s. He went on to co-found an HIV/AIDS counselling service at a time when such services were rare. In 1994, he attended the Paris World AIDS conference and has been active internationally ever since. He is now the South African Representative of TB Alert. Dr LS Chauhan is Deputy Director General - Tuberculosis for India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. As programme manager of the Revised National TB Control Programme, he has overseen the expansion of DOTS care so that it now reaches 1.1 billion people in India, or 100% of the population. His accomplishment is remarkable, not only for the lives saved in India itself, but also for the trail it blazes for other countries. |
