Prince Mahidol Award

Statue of Prince Mahidol Adulyadej before Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok

The Prince Mahidol Award (Thai: พระราชทานรางวัลสมเด็จเจ้าฟ้ามหิดล) is a Thai Royal Family annual award for outstanding achievements in medicine and public health worldwide.

Prince Mahidol Award Foundation

King Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej founded the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation on 1 January 1992 on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of his father, Prince Mahidol, first under the name "Mahidol Award Foundation", since 28 July 1997 as "Prince Mahidol Award Foundation." In addition to the actual award, the Fund also promotes the memory of Prince Mahidol, who is regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand.

Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is chairman of the Foundation Committee.

The award is given annually in two categories to international personalities and organizations:

Between 1992 and 2014, 70 prizes were awarded, including 32 in medicine and 38 in public health.[1]

The Prince Mahidol Award consists of

Nomination process

  1. Any individual or group of individuals may be nominated by a national governmental agency, or by an individual. Nominations are transmitted to the secretary-general of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation.
  2. The nomination forms are forwarded to the Scientific Advisory Committee for initial screening.
  3. Once screened, the International Award Committee, which comprises several world-renowned experts in the fields of medicine and public health, will consider them and make recommendations to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
  4. The Foundation’s Board of Trustees makes final approval.[2]

Prince Mahidol Award Laureates

Source:Awardees

No. Award year Name Country Field Note
1 1992 Sir William Richard Shaboe Doll United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine deceased (July 24, 1997)
2 Dr. Chen Minzhang China
People's Republic of China
Public health deceased
3 1993 John B. Stanbury United States
United States
Medicine
4 Dr. Ciro de Quadros Brazil
Federal Republic of Brazil
Public health
5 1994 Professor William Trager United States
United States
Medicine deceased (January 25, 1997)
6 Dr. Ho Wang Lee South Korea
Republic of Korea
Public health
7 1995 Professor Egon Diczfalusy Sweden
Sweden
Medicine
8 Professor Carl Djerassi United States
United States
Medicine
9 Professor Frederick T. Sai Ghana
Republic of Ghana
Public health
10 Dr. Nafis Sadik Pakistan
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Public health
11 1996 Professor Dr. Prasong Tuchinda Thailand
Thailand
Medicine
12 Dr. Suchitra Nimmannitya Thailand
Thailand
Medicine
13 Professor Vincent P. Dole United States
United States
Public health
14 1997 Dr. Satoshi Omura Japan
Japan
Medicine
15 Dr. P. Roy Vagelos United States
United States
Medicine
16 Professor Alfred Sommer United States
United States
Public health
17 Dr. Guillermo Arroyave Guatemala
Guatemalan
Public health
18 1998 Dr. Rene Favaloro Argentina
Republic of Argentina
Medicine deceased (July 29, 2000)
19 Dr. Harvey D. White New Zealand
New Zealand
Medicine
20 Professor Kenedy F. Shortridge Australia
Australia
Public health
21 Dr. Margaret F.C. Chan Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Public health
22 1999 Dr. R. Palmer Beasley United States
United States
Medicine
23 Dr. Adetokunbo Oluwole Lucas Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Public health
24 Dr. Tore Godal Norway
Kingdom of Norway
Public health
25 2000 Professor Ernesto Pollitt Peru
Peru
Medicine
26 Professor David JP Barker United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
27 Sir Richard Peto United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Public health
28 Sir Iain Geoffrey Chalmers United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Public health
29 2001 Sir David John Weatherall United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
30 Professor Lam Sai Kit Malaysia
Malaysia
Public health
31 Professor Barry J. Marshall Australia
Australia
Public health
32 2002 Professor Thomas E. Starzl United States
United States
Medicine
33 Sir Roy Calne United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
34 Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman United States
United States
Public health
35 Dr. P. Helena Makela Finland
Republic of Finland
Public health
36 2003 Professor Herbert L. Needleman United States
United States
Public health
37 China Cooperative Research Group
on Qinghaosu and its Derivatives as Antimalarials
China
People's Republic of China
Medicine
38 2004 Professor Norman Sartorius Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Medicine
39 Professor Jonathan M. Samet United States
United States
Public health
40 2005 Professor Harald Zur Hausen Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Public health
41 Professor Eugene Goldwasser United States
United States
Medicine
42 2006 Professor Stanley G. Schultz United States
United States
Medicine
43 Dr. Richard A. Cash United States
United States
Public health
44 Dr. David R. Nalin United States
United States
Public health
45 Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis India
India
Public health
46 2007 Professor Basil Stuart Hetzel Australia
Australia
Public health
47 Dr. Sanduk Ruit Nepal
Kingdom of Nepal
Public health
48 Professor Dr. Axel Ullrich Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
Medicine
49 2008 Professor Sergio Henrique Ferreira Brazil
Federal Republic of Brazil
Medicine
50 Professor Michiaki Takahashi Japan
Japan
Public health
51 Professor Yu Yongxin China
People's Republic of China
Public health
52 2009 Professor Anne Mills United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
53 Dr. Wiwat Rojanapithayakorn Thailand
Thailand
Public health
54 Mechai Viravaidya Thailand
Thailand
Public health
55 2010 Robert E. Black United States
United States
Public health
56 Kenneth H. Brown United States
United States
Public health
57 Kevin Marsh United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
58 Ananda Shiv Prasad United States
United States
Public health
59 Nicholas J. White United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
602011 Ruth F. Bishop Australia
Australia
Public health
61 Aaron T. Beck United States
United States
Medicine
62 David T. Wong United States
United States
Medicine
632012 Michael David Rawlins United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Medicine
64 Uche Veronica Amazigo Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Public health
652013 Jim Yong Kim United States
United States
Public health
66 David D. Ho United States
United States
Medicine
67 Anthony Fauci United States
United States
Medicine
68 Peter Piot Belgium
Belgium
Public health
692014 Donald A. Henderson United States
USA
Public Health
70 Akiro Endo Japan
Japan
Medicine

References

  1. "List of winners". Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  2. "Nomination Procedures". Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

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