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F
or this eighth edition of the Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award, 15 scientific articles of high value were submitted.
We decided to attribute the 2024 Award to an important research study on leprosy conducted in Comoros and Madagascar :
This study describes the effect of
distribution of single-dose rifampicin to potential contacts of
patients with leprosy using different strategies. The maximal
preventive effect at individual and community level was observed when
all individuals living within 100m of a patient received treatment. The
study was conducted among 109’436 inhabitants in 64 villages of Comoros
and Madagascar.
(see publication).
The 2026 Anne Maurer-Cecchini Award will be attributed in March - April and announced at the very beginning of the year.
Art. 1
In memory of
Anne Maurer-Cecchini, who had decided to work on neglected tropical
diseases, the Anne Maurer-Cecchini Foundation creates an award
to encourage and sustain research in this field.
Art. 2
The award is normally granted every 2 years to reward, or to finance,
clinical or epidemiological research performed in the field of
neglected tropical diseases. Its aim is to help the team who
accomplished the work to continue its research.
Art. 3
The award is
attributed by the foundation committee on the basis of proposals from
the scientific committee. The amount, published on the
website, is determined at every deadline by the foundation committee.
Art. 4
The scientific
committee is designated by the foundation committee; members are chosen
amongst specialists in neglected tropical diseases
on the basis of their scientific skills. They work on a voluntary
basis.
Art. 5
The Anne
Maurer-Cecchini award is publicly announced. At every deadline, the
committee may give specific details on the research field
chosen. Candidates may apply to the scientific committee or the
foundation committee by attaching publications about the eligible
research work. In order to make a proposal, the scientific committee
evaluates the performed work on the basis of published works or works
in print.
Art. 6
The award may
occasionally be shared between 2 research works judged as equal. It may
also be delayed one year in case of absence of eligible
application. The award will be delivered, if possible, during a
conference attended by the research team.
Art. 7
The decisions
taken by the foundation committee concerning the award attribution
cannot be appealed and any procedure of appeal or mail
exchange on this subject is forbidden. Applying to the Anne
Maurer-Cecchini award implies full and complete acceptance of the
present regulations. These regulations may be modified at any time. The
current version will be available on the foundation website and is the
sole authentic version for third parties.
Art. 8
The shared
information for the award attribution (except for publications) will
neither be published nor divulged by the committee. Names of
winners and rewarded works may be quoted and published by the
foundation.
Translated from the french version 1.0 dated 12/21/2009 that was approved by the Swiss Governement.