The Prince Mahidol Award ( th, รางวัลสมเด็จเจ้าฟ้ามหิดล) is an annual award for outstanding achievements in medicine and public health worldwide. The award is given by the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation, which was founded by the
Thai Royal Family
A royal family is the immediate family of kings/queens, emirs/emiras, sultans/ sultanas, or raja/rani and sometimes their extended family. The term imperial family appropriately describes the family of an emperor or empress, and the term pap ...
in 1992.
Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
King
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...
founded the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation on 1 January 1992 on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the birth of his father, Prince
Mahidol Adulyadej
Mahitala Dhibesra Adulyadej Vikrom, the Prince Father ( th, สมเด็จพระมหิตลาธิเบศร อดุลยเดชวิกรม พระบรมราชชนก , 1 January 1892 – 24 September 1929), f ...
, initially under the name "Mahidol Award Foundation", but since 28 July 1997 as "Prince Mahidol Award Foundation." In addition to the actual award, the Fund also promotes the memory of Prince Mahidol, who is regarded as the father of modern medicine and public health of Thailand. Princess
Maha Chakri Sirindhorn
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, The Princess Royal and Princess Debaratana Rajasuda ( th, มหาจักรีสิรินธร, ; ; born April 2, 1955), formerly Princess Sirindhorn Debaratanasuda Kitivadhanadulsobhak ( th, สมเ ...
is chairwoman of the Foundation Committee.
The award is given annually in two categories to international personalities or organizations:
* For outstanding progress in medicine
* For the active promotion of public health
and consists of:
* a medal
* a certificate
* prize money (US $100,000)
Between 1992 and 2014, 70 prizes were awarded, including 32 in medicine and 38 in public health.
Nomination process
# Any individual or group of individuals may be nominated by a national governmental agency, or by an individual. Nominations are transmitted to the secretary-general of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation.
# The nomination forms are forwarded to the Scientific Advisory Committee for initial screening.
# Once screened, the International Award Committee, which comprises several world-renowned experts in the fields of medicine and public health, will consider them and make recommendations to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
# The Foundation’s Board of Trustees makes final approval.
Prince Mahidol Award Laureates
Source
Laureates
See also
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List of medicine awards
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List of prizes named after people
This is a list of awards that are named after people.
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See also
* Lists of awards
* List of eponyms
* List of awards named after governors- ...
References
External links
Official website of the Prince Mahidol Award Foundation
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International medical and health organizations
Medicine awards
Thai awards
Awards established in 1992
1992 establishments in Thailand