LAUREATES FOR THE SECOND HIDEYO NOGUCHI AFRICA PRIZE
Medical Research Category
Director and Professor of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for MedicalResearch goes to Dr. Peter Piot for his pivotal research on diseases endemic to much of the African continent,including HIV, Ebola, chlamydia, tuberculosis and gonorrhea.
Medical Services Category
Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute - Makerere University
The Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for MedicalServices goes to Dr. Alex Godwin COUTINHO for his pioneering efforts to expand access to life-sparing medicine for people infected with HIV.
Events
- 13th March 2013Press Conference - Japanese Government Internet TV
- Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the laureates of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize.