Prof Digambar Behera of India received the Karel Styblo Award for Public Health and Dr Rod Escombe of the United Kingdom was awarded the Union Scientific Prize at the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cancún, Mexico on 4 December 2009.
Union Awards are presented in two categories each year during the World Conference: Members of academies, researchers, scientists, organisations and members of The Union are invited to apply for these awards, which were established to recognise exceptional contributions to tuberculosis and lung disease:
The Union Scientific Award acknowledges a researcher under the age of 45 for his or her work on tuberculosis or non-tuberculous lung disease published in the past five years.
The Union Karel Styblo Public Health Prize acknowledges a health worker (physician or lay-person) or a community organisation for contributions to tuberculosis control or non-tuberculous lung disease over a period of 10 years or more.
The 2010 awards will be presented at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st Union World Conference on Lung Health, Friday, 12 November, in Berlin, Germany. Honorees who are unable to attend the conference may designate a colleague to receive the award on their behalf Each award consists of US$ 2,000 and a certificate.
To apply for the 2010 Union Awards, please follow these guidelines:
2010 Union Scientific Award
Please send applications by
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The Karel Styblo Public Health Prize is awarded to a health worker (physician or lay person) or a community organisation for contributions to tuberculosis control or non-tuberculous lung disease. The period of the contributions should be 10 years or more at the time of application. Applicants should include a well-documented description of their individual or the organisation’s work, together with the comments of the manager of the association or programme.
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to The Union Department of Communications or by post to Department of Communications, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 68 boulevard St Michel, 75006 Paris, France. Applications must be received in Paris no later than midnight on Tuesday, 31 August 2010. Late applications will not be considered.
Both individual and organisational applications should include the completed application form:
The Union holds a Christmas Seals Contest each year during its World Conference as a way of recognising this important and colourful lung health fundraising tradition. Only paid-up constituent and organisational members may submit their Christmas Seals for the exhibit and contest.
During the World Conference, the seals are displayed in The Union Village to be viewed by all delegates. Voting for the best seals takes place at the General Assembly.
If your organisation would like to participate to the 2010 Christmas Seals Contest, please submit 10 original sheets of your national stamps prior to the Conference. In 2010, the deadline for submitting your seals is 15 October 2010.
Mail submissions to:
Department of Communications
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
68, boulevard Saint-Michel
75006 Paris - FRANCE
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2009 Union Award Winners
The 2009 awards were presented at the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health, held in Cancun, Mexico. The Union Scientific Award went to
Dr Rod Escombe (UK). The recipient of the Karel Styblo Public Health Prize was
Prof Digambar Behera (India)
Christmas Seals Contest:
Contest winners were announced at the end of the General Assembly on 6 December 2009 as follows:
• 1st prize: Philippine Tuberculosis Association, Inc.
• 2nd prize: Canadian Lung Association
• 3rd prize: Comite Nacional de Lucha Contra la Tuberculosis y Enfermedades del Aparato Respiratorio, Mexico and The Hong Kong TB Chest & Heart Diseases Association
Other Union award categories
Honorary Membership
The title of Honorary Member of The Union is granted to a person who has become distinguished through active participation in The Union's activities and the fulfillment of its goals. The Union Medal
The Union Medal is awarded to Union members who have made an outstanding contribution to the control of tuberculosis or non-tuberculous lung disease, by their scientific work and/or actions in the field.
Other awards presented during The Union World Conference
The Princess Chichibu TB Memorial Global Award
The annual Princess Chichibu TB Memorial Global Award consists of a US$10,000 prize presented by the Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association (JATA). It is awarded to a person for great achievements in anti-tuberculosis activities, irrespective of his or her nationality. The 2009 Princess Chichibu TB Memorial Global Award was Dr Philip Hopewell (USA).
The Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize
This prestigious international health prize was launched in 2006 by the Stop TB Partnership and the Kochon Foundation. It acknowledges a person, institution or organisation that has made a major contribution to stopping tuberculosis.
The 2009 Stop TB Partnership Kochon Prize was shared by two recipients:
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