Awards

Vaccine pioneer wins Ramon Magsaysay award.

·        The Ramon Magsaysay Award was set up in 1957 and is considered Asias chief prize and most elevated honor.

·        It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third leader of the Republic of the Philippines.

·        Till 2009 awards have traditionally been given in five categories: taxpayer-driven organization; public help; local area initiative; reporting, writing, and inventive correspondence expressions; and harmony and global agreement.

·        However, post 2009, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation annually selects the awardees for the field of Emergent Leadership.

·        Awardees are presented with a certificate, a medallion with an embossed image of Ramon Magsaysay and cash prize.

·        The honor is globally perceived as the Nobel Prize partner of Asia and is the most elevated honor given to Asian people and associations.