Abraham Horwitz Award
The Abraham Horwitz Award for Excellence in Leadership in Inter-American Public Health was created in 1975 and is awarded each year in recognition of leadership that has improved people's health and lives in the Americas.
The award is presented in honor of Dr. Abraham Horwitz, the former director of the Pan American Health Organization and former president of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation.
Winners
Name |
Country |
Year |
|---|---|---|
Dr. Paulo Marchiori Buss |
Brazil |
2012 |
Dr. Peter Jay Hotez |
United States |
2011 |
Dr. Carlos Monteiro, University of São Paulo |
Brazil |
2010 |
Dr. Eduardo A. Pretell Zarate |
Peru |
2009 |
Dr. Cesar Victora |
Brazil |
2008 |
Dr. Maria Cristina Escobar |
Chile |
2007 |
Dr. James H. Steele |
United States |
2006 |
Dr. Ricardo Uauy |
Chile |
2005 |
Dr. Eduardo Salazar-Lindo |
Peru |
2004 |
Dr. Martin Eichelberger |
United States |
2003 |
Dr. Leonard Duhl |
United States |
2002 |
Dr. Ruy Laurenti |
Brazil |
2001 |
Dr. Abraam Sonis |
Argentina |
2000 |
Dr. Rodrigo Fierro Benítez |
Ecuador |
1999 |
Drs. Carlos and Elisa Ponce |
Honduras |
1998 |
Dr. Gabriel Velázquez Palau |
Colombia |
1997 |
Dr. José Renán Esquivel |
Panama |
1996 |
Dr. Jorge Mardones Restat |
Chile |
1995 |
Eng. Humberto Romero Alvarez |
Mexico |
1994 |
Dr. Plutarco Naranjo |
Ecuador |
1993 |
Dr. Elsa Segura |
Argentina |
1992 |
Dr. Guillermo Soberón |
Mexico |
1991 |
Dr. Ricardo Bressani |
Guatemala |
1990 |
Dr. Jacinto Convit |
Venezuela |
1989 |
Sir Kenneth L. Standard |
Jamaica |
1988 |
Dr. Mario Cháves |
Brazil |
1987 |
Dr. Boris Szyfres |
Uruguay |
1986 |
Drs. Ruth and Victor Nussenzweig |
Brazil |
1985 |
Dr. Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia |
Uruguay |
1984 |
Dr. Martin Cummings |
United States |
1983 |
Dr. Inés Durana |
Colombia |
1982 |
Dr. Luis Wannoni L. |
Venezuela |
1981 |
Dr. Hernando Groot |
Colombia |
1980 |
Dr. Fernando Monckeberg |
Chile |
1979 |
Dr. Ruth Puffer |
United States |
1978 |