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The
Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
 The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation was established by the royal permission of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej , in accordance with the proposal of Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, in commemoration of the Centenary Birthday Anniversary of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla on January 1st, 1992. The Foundation was established in honour of His Royal Highness and in recognition of his exemplary contribution as “The Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health of Thailand.”
At the onset, the Foundation was named “The Mahidol Award Foundation under the Royal Patronage,” which was then renamed “The Prince Mahidol Award Foundation under the Royal Patronage” on July 28th, 1997.
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The
Award
Two Prince Mahidol Awards are conferred annually upon individuals or institutions which have demonstrated outstanding and exemplary contributions to the advancement of medical and public health services for humanity throughout the world. Each award consists of a medal, a certificate, and the sum of US$50,000. |
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Nomination and Selection Procedures
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An individual or group of individuals or an institution may be nominated by national medical or health authorities or by individual or group of individuals in nongovernmental capacity, as candidates for the Award. Nominations are transmitted to the secretary-general of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. |
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The nomination forms, which can be submitted either online or by mail, are forwarded to the panel of Scientific Advisory Committee for initial screening. |
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The nomination forms, which have been screened by Scientific Advisors, are then forwarded to the International Award Committee, which comprises several world-renowned experts in the fields of medicine and public health, who will consider them and make recommendations to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. |
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The Foundation’s Board of Trustees makes final approval. |
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Prince Mahidol Awardees
| 2006
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Cash, Richard A.
Mahalanabis, Dilip
Nalin, David R.
Schultz, Stanley G
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| 2005
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Goldwasser, Eugene
Zur Hausen, Harald |
| 2004
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Samet, Jonathan M
Sartorius, Norman |
| 2003
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China Cooperative Research Group on Qinghaosu and its Derivatives as Antimalarials
Needleman, Herbert L |
| 2002
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Calne, Roy
Hilleman, Maurice R
Makela, P.Helena
Starzl, Thomas E |
| 2001
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Marshall, Barry J
Sai Kit, Lam
Weatherall, David John |
| 2000
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Barker, David J. P.
Chalmers, Iain Geoffrey
Peto, Richard
Pollitt, Ernesto |
| 1999
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Beasley, R. Palmer
Godal, Tore
Lucas, Adetokunbo Oluwole |
| 1998
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Chan, Margaret F.C.
Favaloro, Rene
Shortridge, Kenedy F
White, Harvey D |
| 1997
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Arroyave, Guillermo
Omura, Satoshi
Sommer, Alfred
Vagelos, P. Roy |
| 1996
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Dole, Vincent P
Nimmannitya, Suchitra
Tuchinda, Prasong |
| 1995
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Diczfalusy, Egon
Djerassi, Carl
Sadik, Nafis
Sai, Frederick T |
| 1994
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Lee, Ho Wang
Trager, William |
| 1993
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Quadros, Ciro de
Stanbury, John B |
| 1992
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Doll, William Richard Shaboe
Minzhang, Chen |
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