Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Newsletter No.9 issued

April 5, 2013

 Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Newsletter No.9 is isuued.  You can read the newsletter from our website. Please see the below for the details.

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Laureates of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Decided

  • On March 13, 2013, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announced the laureates of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. Mediacal Research Categry goes to Dr. Peter Piot (Belgium) and Medical Services Category goes to Dr. Alex Godwin Coutinho (Uganda).

Message by Mr. Yuhei Sato, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture

  • We received a messesage " From the Birthplace of Dr. Hideyo Noguchi "Toward a New-Born Fukushima  Filled with Dreams, Hopes and Smiles" " from Mr. Yuhei SATO, the governor of Fukushima prefecture.  Two years have passed since the great east earthquale, which caused serious damages to Fukushima. Mr. Sato expressed his strong determination for reconstruction and the future of Fukushima.   

Design for memorial stamps of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

  • Design for memorial stamps of the Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize are released. The issuance of stamps of Fukushima's hero, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, intends to encourage people of Fukushima.  

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