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Past Winners

2012	The Popular Education in Health Foundation	Chile
2011	The Women’s International Network for Guatemalan Solutions	Guatemala
2010	Peruvian League Against Cancer (Liga Peruana de Lucha Contra el Cáncer)	Peru
2009	REDLACTRANS (Red de América Latina y el Caribe de Personas Transgénero)	Argentina
2008	Puente a la Salud Comunitaria	Mexico
2007	Comité Asociado de Promotores Interétnicos del Bajo Atrato en Salud (COAPIBAS)	Colombia
2006	Fundación Mexicana para la Planeación Familiar (MEXFAM)	Mexico
2005	Proyecto Aldea Global	Honduras
2004	Office of Promotion and Social Development (OPDS) - Barranquilla	Colombia
2003	Patrulla Aérea Colombiana-Antioquia (PAC)	Colombia
2002	Mrs. Mary Pérez de Marranzini	Dominican Republic
2001	Father Ernesto Martearena and Programas Sociales Comunitarios	Argentina
2000	Mr. Ruben Pancca Jarandilla	Bolivia
2000	The Cancer Society of Bahamas	Bahamas
1999	Asociación para el Desarrollo Humano	El Salvador
1998	Centro de Desarrollo Comunitario de Honduras - FEDECOH	Honduras
1997	Centro de Promoción de la Mujer del Pueblo - CEPROMUP	Peru
1996	Asociação das Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce de Salvador - Bahía	Brazil
1995	Asociación Damas Salesianas	Venezuela
1994	The Medical Mission of Suriname	Suriname
1993	Fundación San Gabriel	Bolivia
1992	Fundación Hermano Miguel	Ecuador
1991	Father Luis José Quinn	Dominican Republic
1990	Fundación Horizontes de Amistad	Honduras
1989	Dr. Carlo Boulos	Haiti

2013 Nomination Period Now Open! Submit a nomination today.

Each year, the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF)/Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program recognizes innovative individuals, programs, institutions, and organizations advancing health in the Americas, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Program consists of six awards that highlight key aspects of public health as a way to stimulate the growth of the next and rising generation of leaders working together to improve health and health care in the Americas.

• The Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health
• The Clarence H. Moore Award for Excellence for Voluntary Service
• The Fred L. Soper Award for Excellence in Public Health Literature
• The Pedro N. Acha Award for Excellence in Veterinary Public Health
• The Manuel Velasco Suárez Award for Excellence in Bioethics (not available in 2013)
• The Sérgio Arouca Award for Excellence in Universal Health Care

Initially established in 1975, these awards have become known throughout the Americas as prestigious honors and career milestones, and a unique opportunity to help bring recognition to those who have dedicated their careers to improving public health in the Western Hemisphere.

For each award, an independent jury of distinguished public health professionals, peers, and academics, who are appointed by PAHO and PAHEF, is convened to review the nominations and recommend a winning candidate to the PAHEF board of directors for approval. Each award includes a cash prize or research grant, certificate of honor and, a symbolic representation of the award. The cash prizes or research grants are funded by either family members of the person for whom the award is named, by governments, or by PAHEF general funds. Additionally, although not always the case, awardees have been previously invited to Washington, DC, to be recognized during an evening event held during the week of the PAHO Directing Council Meeting, in the presence of dignitaries, including ministers of health from throughout the Americas, OAS ambassadors, U.S. government officials, and private sector representatives who provide support to the event. Some awardees also have been recognized before the delegates to the PAHO Directing Council Meeting.