Call for Nominations: Pan American Health Organization/Pan American Health and Education Foundation 2013 Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health

Call for Nominations: Pan American Health Organization/Pan American Health and Education Foundation 2013 Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health The call for nominations is now open for the 2013 PAHO/PAHEF Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health. The deadline to submit a nomination is June 14, 2013 at 5:00 pm ET (Washington, D.C., time). If you have questions, contact awards@pahef.org. The award consists of a cash prize, a certificate of honor, and a symbolic representation of the award. This award honors Dr. Abraham Horwitz, former director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and former president of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation (PAHEF). national of Chile, he served as director of PAHO from 1958 to 1975 and as president of PAHEF from 1975 to 2000. His professional career spanned six decades. Among his many achievements, he laid the groundwork for the eradication of smallpox in the Americas and is known for organizing Chile’s National Health Service. It was created by his friends and the PAHEF board of directors to recognize his outstanding contribution to health in the Americas. This award is one of the awards in the Awards for Excellence in Inter-American Public Health Program, a joint partnership of PAHO and PAHEF. Qualifications The award is intended to recognize the achievements of leaders and their contributions to public health that have resulted in ...
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