The Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize is one of several awards administered by the World Health Organization to acknowledge the work of well-known scientists, researchers or dedicated people who have greatly contributed to the advancement of public health.

The Foundation was established in 1966 in memory of Dr Aly Tewfik Shousha, first WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean.

Purpose

The purpose of the prize is to recognize individuals who have made a very significant contribution to tackling a health problem in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Nature of the prize and attribution

The prize consists of a bronze medal and a sum of money. It is presented to the recipient or their representative at the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean by the Committee’s Chairman.

Eligibility

The Prize will be awarded to one person for having made a very significant contribution to any health problem in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Current and former members of the WHO Secretariat are not eligible to receive the Prize.

Candidates put forward in past years, but not selected, may be nominated again for the Prize.

Candidates must be nominated by the national health administration of a country of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region.

No condition is made as to the age, sex, profession or nationality of the candidate proposed.

Deadline for submission

The deadline for submission for the 2020 Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize is 31 August 2019. Applications should be submitted via your national health authority.

Prize timeline

The Foundation Committee will meet during the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 14 to 17 October 2019. It will review nominations and prepare a recommendation for decision by the WHO’s Executive Board, which will meet in January 2020. The presentation of the Prize to the selected Laureate will be made during the 67th session of the Regional Committee in 2020.