"Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize" to win more attention around the world Prime Minister Abe 21:01 July 16th
A meeting of experts was held to raise the international value of the "Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize" awarded to doctors and researchers who contributed to the medical care of Africa, and Prime Minister Abe was inspired by this award. He hoped that the human resources would be focused on disease research in Africa.
The "Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize" is given to doctors and researchers who contributed to the development of medical care in Africa once every three years, after Dr. Hideyo Noguchi who went to Ghana, Africa to study yellow fever and died in 1928. This is an award given to people.
To raise the international value of this award, the first meeting of the Council of Intellectuals was held at the Prime Minister's Office, attended by Prime Minister Abe and five other experts, including the seven-year-old Dr. Peter Piotte of Belgium. Did.
At the meeting, Prime Minister Abe said, "The world is now facing the threat of a new coronavirus infectious disease. To overcome the various challenges of health care in Africa and to create a new society after Corona, Japan and the world have to work together. The significance and importance of this award is increasing."
In addition, he hoped that this award will attract more attention from the world and that the funds and human resources of the international community will be devoted to disease research in Africa.