The Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

The Third Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Nominations are open until July 31st 2018. This time, the award ceremony will be held to coincide with the 2019 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan. This will be the third in the succession of Prizes, the first being awarded in 2008 and the second in 2013. The Prize consists of two categories:

[1]  Medical Research which honors individual(s). 

[2] Medical Services which honors individual(s) and organization(s). 

The Prize is awarded in both the medical research and medical services categories, with a citation, medal and 100 million yen (equivalent to about one million US dollars).

The selection process comprises two stages:

[1] A recommendation of up to three candidates by each of the two sub-Committees, one for the medical research category established under the auspices of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the other for the medical services category established under the African Regional Office (AFRO) of the World Health Organization.

[2] A final deliberation of the candidates made in the two categories by the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Committee, which makes referrals to the Prime Minister for final decision.

Note: There will be no distinction made based on the nationality, age or gender of the nominees, who are limited to people still  living. Nominee eligibility for the two categories are as follows:

[1] Medical Research:

• Nominations are in principle to be for one individual. In the case of joint research, however, a maximum of three individuals will be considered.
• [2] Medical Services:

• In the case of nominating an organization, nominations are limited to one currently active organization.
• Nominations are in principle to be one individual or one organization per activity. Under exceptional circumstances, however, when more than one individual or organization work as a team, a maximum of three individuals or organizations will be considered.