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Gates Award for Global Health

The Gates Award for Global Health recognizes an organization that has made a major and lasting contribution to the field of global health.

The foundation announced the establishment of the annual $1 million award in December 2000 to recognize groups that are dedicating themselves to promoting better health for all citizens of the world.

Award Recipients

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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