Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
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Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej graciously confers Prince Mahidol
Award to the selected awardees. |
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Winning
awardees of Prince Mahidol Award 2001 were announced at the recent
press conference held at the Sayammin Building, Siriraj Hospital.
The awardees are:
Sir David Weatherall of the UK (medicine) and Dr. Barry Marshall,
together with Professor Lam Sai Kit of Malaysia (public health).
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The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation Under the Royal Patronage, was
established on 1 January 1992 - to commemorate the 100th anniversary
of the birth of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol. The Foundation is
presided over by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
The awards are granted by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej in the
Chakri Throne Hall, in the Grand Palace each year.
Consisting of a medal, a certificate and a sum of US$50,000, each award
is nominated by a national medical group or health authority, individuals
or groups of individuals as candidates. The nomination is submitted
to the Secretary-General of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. The
two awards are given annually to individuals or institutions demonstrating
outstanding contributions to the advancement of medicine and public
health throughout the world.
Two Outstanding Thai Awardees
Dr. Prasong Tuchinda, MD (1997)
"The Prince Mahidol Award is equal to the Noble Prize or the Ramon
Macsaysay Award. It instigates more research for the benefits of society.
Prince Mahidol himself is well-known worldwide for his work and contributions
in medicine and public health."
In 1945, Professor Prasong Tuchinda graduated with his M.D. from Mahidol
University, Bangkok, Thailand. With further training in pediatrics and
tropical medicine at the University of London, he obtained his D.T.M.
& H (Eng) in 1952, in addition to a Certificate of Senior Teacher
of Child Health, a course sponsored by UNICEF & WHO Sponsored Course
in 1962. The Professor served as the Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics,
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University for 15 years
(1969-1984).
Professor Dr. Prosong Tuchinda has been a pioneer researcher in studying
the eiology, pathophysiology, pathology and clinicle manifestations,
including various laboratory findings in dengue haemorrhagic fever since
1968. The knowledge gained from his researches has been applied to proper
and effective treatment for Dengue Haemorrhage Fever resulted in reduction
of the mortality rate from nearly 20 per cent in the past to only less
than 2 per cent at the present time. Moreover his research has become
a foundation for further investigations and development of more effective
dengue vaccine for the prevention and control of the disease in Thailand
as well as in Southeast Asian countries in the future.
Dr. Suchitra Nimmannitya, MD, MPH (1997)
"Though the death rate for Dengue Haemorrhage Fever has decreased,
from 12.5% to less than 1% since 1996, our research still continues
due the high rate of people being infected with the disease. Our work
involved setting the correct treatment system - World Health Organisation
(WHO) used our regulations as a base for the treatment as well. Today,
research on Dengue Haemorrhage Fever vaccination is in process and we
hoped it will provide another way for the cure."
Dr. Suchitra Nimmannitya received M.D. degree in 1954 from the Faculty
of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand. Obtaining
M.P.H. degree in Epidemiology and Control of Infectious Diseases in
1969 from Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Suchitra was certified
Diplomate, Thai Board of Pediatrics in 1971. This is in addition to
a certificate from UNICEF/WHO Course for Senior Teacher in Child Health
on Teaching of Child Health and Delivery of Health Care at Institute
of Child Health, University of London, UK 1976. Dr. Suchitra joined
the Children's Hospital in 1957, and later appointed Chief Division
of Infectious Diseases and Residency Training Programme in 1971 and
became Director in 1989. Today Dr. Suchitra gives Dengue Haemorrhage
Fever lectures and tours to nurses and doctors, with continuous beneficial
work and research in the field.
Awardees
As there are two awards given each year for medicine and public health,
two persons may receive one award together.
1992
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Sir William Richard Shaboe
Doll, United Kingdom
Outstanding research on relations between smoking and diseases.
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Dr. Chen Minzheng, China
Fight against smoking in China
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1993
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Dr. John B. Stanbury, USA
Contribution on iodine deficiency and diseases
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Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Brazil
Roles in the eradication of polio from South Africa
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1994
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Professor William Trager,
USA
Outstanding work in the cultivation of Malaria in vitro
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Dr. Ho Wang Lee, Korea
Successful isolation of Hanta virus and the study of etiology
of the Hanta viral infection
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1995
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*Dr. Egon Diczfalusy, Sweden
His work on the use of steroid hormones in controlling the
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*Professor Carl Djerassi,
USA
Synthesis of the first contraceptive hormone
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**Professor Frederick T.
Sai, Ghana
Leading role in developing family planning in Ghana and other
African nations
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**Dr. Nafis Sadik, Pakistan
Family planning policies and improv ing women's health and well-being
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* Receiving Medicine award together
** Receiving Public Health award together
1996
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*Dr. Prasong Tuchinda, Thailand
Contribution towards effective treatment of Dengue Haemorrhage
Fever
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*Dr. Suchitra Nimmannitya,
Thailand
Contribution towards finding an effective treatment of Dengue
Haemorrhage Fever.
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Professor Dr. Vincent Dole,
USA
Pioneering work on the rehabilitation of people addicted to
morphine and heroin, by using a chemical opium analogue
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* Receiving Medicine award together
** Receiving Public Health award together
1997
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*Professor Satoshi Omura,
Japan
Isolation of Streptompcus Avertimidis leading to the discovery
of avermectin and ivermectin
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*Dr. Roy Vagelos, USA
Role in discovery of ivermectin and for the free contribution
of ivermectin to treat river blindness in Africa
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**Dr. Alfred Somner, USA
Supplementation of Vitamin A, leading to an improvement in mortality
of children in Indonesia
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**Dr. Guillermo Arroyave,
Guatemala
Supplementation of Vitamin A leading to reduction of mortality
of children in Guatemala and other Central American countries
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* Receiving Medicine award together
** Receiving Public Health award together
1998
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*Dr. Rene G. Favaloro, Argentina
Pioneering role in the development of coronary artery bypass
surgery
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*Dr. Harvey D. White, New
Zealand
Non-invasive thrombolytic treatment of the coronary artery
of the heart
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**Professor Kennedy F. Shortridge,
Australia
Rapid identification and understanding of the biology of influenza
virus H5N1 with outbreak in children in Hong Kong
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**Dr. Margaret Chen, Hong
Kong
Leadership in the control of the outbreak of H5N1 Influenza
in
Hong Kong
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* Receiving Medicine award together
** Receiving Public Health award together
1999
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Dr. R. Palmer Beasley, USA
Recognised contribution of the understanding if the pathogenesis
of HBV infection - a major viral infection of the liver, in
hundreds of million people in different parts of the world
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**Dr. Adetolemao O. Lucas,
Nigeria
In recognition of outstanding research, leading to the improvement
of health in tropical countries
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**Dr. Tore Godal, Norway
For his strong commitment and selfless dedication of special
programme for research and training in tropical disease which
he became the embodiment for hopes and survival of millions
of people in tropical area
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** Receiving Public Health award together
2000
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Dr. Ernesto Pollitt, Peru
The first to demonstrate the effect of even sub-clinical iron
deficiency on cognitive performance of young children
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Dr. David J.P. Barker, United
Kingdom
Shown the people who have low birth weight or who were thin
for stunted at birth, have a high rate of coronary disease and
related disorders of strokes, diabetes and hypertension in adult
life
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Sir Richard Peto, United
Kingdom
His work persuaded doctors to use tamoxifen in the treatment
of breast cancer. His work also influenced national policies
against tobacco by demonstrating its harmful effects in China
and many other countries
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Sir Iain Geoffrey Chalmers,
United Kingdom
Founder of Cochrane Collaboration that aims to help people by
preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic
review of health care intervention
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2001
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Sir David John Weatherall,
United Kingdom
A pioneering researcher on Thalassaemias in molecular genetics,
haematology, pathology
and clinical medicine. His laboratory and clinical findings
contribute to the treatment of Thalassaemic patients and antenatal
diagnosis of the disease.
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** Dr. Barry Marshall, Australia
The first to discover a new type of bacteria called “Helicobacter
pylori” which can cause severe gastritis and gastric/duodenal
ulcer. His findings have changed the treatment in peptic ulcer
from the consumption of antacid H1 receptor or radical gastric
surgery, to a short highly effective course of antibiotics.
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** Prof. Lam Sai Kit, Malaysia
His discovery of a new virus “Nipah” from pigs, which
caused illnesses in people, led to an effective means to control
the disease.
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* Receiving Medicine award together
** Receiving Public Health award together
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