Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation awards prize for "Epidemic Preparedness and Response”
Next Thursday, on October 28th, the Else Kröner-Fresenius-Foundation (EKFS) will award this year's winner of the Else Kröner Fresenius Award for Development Cooperation in Medicine. This year's topic is "Epidemic Preparedness and Response". The €100,000 prize recognizes projects and individuals who are committed to improving medical care in developing countries. The award winner is Dr. Jean-Paul Uvoyo Ulang, who works as a Country Medical Coordinator and regional health advisor for Malteser International in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His award-winning project focuses on "Community communication as key for Preparedness, Prevention and Response" in the northeast of the country. The digital award ceremony will start on October 28th at 6 p.m. CEST. Viewers can join the live broadcast via the following https://www.unitylivestream.com/Livestream/ul-wt-22/index.html
The award-winning project will already be presented next Tuesday, October 26th, during the World Health Summit. The workshop "Epidemic preparedness beyond Covid-19 – What can be learned from countries with limited resources?" will take place from 11-12:30 and will be live-streamed. You can join the live stream via this link: https://worldhealthsummit.zoom.us/j/89330352727
Prior registration is not required for either live streaming event.