Award Recipients
2009: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Since its founding, Britain’s national school of public health has embraced its mission to improve health worldwide by researching health issues that affect developing countries.
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2008: Aravind Eye Care System
The most productive eye care facility in the world is based in Tamil Nadu, India—and for 65 percent of its patients, it’s basically free.
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2007: Population and Community Development Association (PDA)
Working in family planning efforts since 1974, "condom king" Mechai Viravaidya and his grassroots PDA organization have helped achieve dramatic decreases in Thailand’s birth and HIV infection rates.
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2006: The Carter Center
For more than 20 years, The Carter Center’s pioneering work in the developing world has alleviated suffering caused by many neglected diseases, including Guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis.
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2005: African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF)
AMREF's extraordinary efforts for nearly 50 years have helped to improve health in Africa’s poorest communities, build local health infrastructure, and document their success to guide others.
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2004: Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC)
BRAC was singled out for its pioneering community-based health programs, which serve 31 million poor Bangladeshis (representing almost a quarter of the country's population) and have influenced other health initiatives around the world.
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2003: Brazilian National AIDS Program (NAP)
The NAP program, considered a model for combating HIV/AIDS in developing countries, combines free access to antiretroviral treatment with aggressive HIV prevention campaigns.
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2002: The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International
The award recognized Rotary's leadership and impact in the field of public health, most notably the organization's efforts to eradicate polio.
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2001: Centre for Health and Population Research
On May 31, 2001, the first ever Gates Award for Global Health was awarded to the Centre for Health and Population Research, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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