This is a list of recipients of the Sasakawa Health Prize awarded by World Health Organization (WHO).
On the idea and with financial support from Mr Ryōichi Sasakawa (1899–1995), Chairman of the Japan Shipbuilding Industry Foundation and President of the Sasakawa Memorial Health Foundation, the award was founded in 1984. The Sasakawa Health Prize consists of a statuette and money of the order of $30,000 USD to be given to a person(s) and/or of the order of $40,000 USD to be given to an institution(s), who have accomplished outstanding innovative work in health development, such as the promotion of specific health programmes or significant advancements in primary health care, to encourage the further development of health.
List of recipients
YearNameCountry1985Jesus C. AzurinDavid Bersh EscobarSEWA-RURAL1986Ayadaw Township People's Health Plan CommitteeLucille Teasdale CortiPiero CortiAmorn Nondasuta1987Marie Joan Winch1988Christian AurencheIndonesian Family Welfare Movement1989Niu Dongping1990Monsignor Fiorenzo AngeliniBadri Nath TandonBiankouri Health Centre1991Hector Martinez GomezEdgar Rey SanabriaThe Regional Centre for Development and Health/Primary Health CareThe Vulowai Health Committee1992Handojo TjandrakusumaBrigitte Girault Badara SambCanadian Public Health Association1993Oladapo Alabi LadipoGrace Ebun DelanoArpana Research and Charities Trust1994Mo-Im Kim1995Javier Torres-GoitiaLe Kinh Due1996A. GherardiSociety for Health Education1997The Mongar Health Services Development Project1998Roselyn Mokgantsho MazibukoAhmed Abdul Qadr Al GhassaniGondar College of Medical Sciences1999J. G. Ortiz GuierInstitute of Urban Primary Health Care2000Yoav HornOviemo Otu OvadjeFamily Planning Association (PLAFAM)2001João Aprigio Guerra de Almeida2002Programa Nacional de Atención Odontológica Integral para Mujeres Travbajadoras de Escasos Recursos2003Department of Health Center for Health Development - Eastern VisayasYemen Leprosy Elimination Society2004The Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka2005Centre for Training and Education in Ecology and Health for Peasants2006International Leprosy UnionAgape Rural Health Program2007Jose Antonio Socrates2008Movement for Reintegration of People Affected by Hansen's Disease2009Amal Abdurrahman Al Jowder2010Xueping Du2011Eva SirackáAlbergue Maria Association2012Syamsi Dhuha Foundation2013No-Yai Park2014Leprosy Control Foundation2015Childbirth with Dignity Foundation2016Federation of Medicus Mundi2017Arslan Rinchin2018Pro Palliative Care Unit Foundation2019Judith Ndongo Embola TorimiroEusebio Quispe Rodríguez2020Geospatial System of Integrated Health Networks (Geo-RIS)2021Wu HaoAmal Saif Al-Maani2022Paisan Ruamviboonsuk2023The Nick Simons InstituteVichai Tienthavorn2024Doreen Ramogola-Masire2025Merete Nordentoft2026Banconi Community Health Association (ASACOBA) References