THE 2010 AWARD

W
e received 22 inscriptions to the award Anne Maurer-Cecchini recovering research of great interest.
We decided to reward 2 excellent studies by attributing 2 prices of 15'000 CHF each to:

• Professor Shyam SUNDAR from the Banaras Hindu University, Vanarasi - India and his research group for their outstanding clinical study: Single-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for Visceral Leishmaniasis in India  (see publication)
• Dr Gerardo PRIOTTO  from Epicentre, MSF, Paris - France and his research group for their outstanding clinical study: Nifurtimox-eflornithine combination therapy for second-stage African Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Trypanosomiasis: a multicenter, randomised, phase III, non-inferiority trial. (see publication)

The awards has been attributed during the closing session of the Geneva Health Forum, April 21, 2010.  You can Read the proceedings or Listen to the last session (PL06) -Note: the award attribution begins 1hour 08 after beginning of session.