Hi,
FYI,
Kali
Subject: Nominees for the 1999 Jonathan Mann Award for Health And Human Rights.
Mano a Mano E-mail Network member (and Global Network of People Living with
HIV North America Representative) Jairo Pedraza nominated for prestigious
Human Rights Award!
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Nominees for the 1999 Jonathan Mann Award for Health And Human Rights.
Dear colleagues,
It is our pleasure to announce the nominees for the first annual Jonathan
Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights. As you can see the 53
nominees hail from a wide spectrum of health related disciplines spanning
the globe. Each nominee demonstrates commitment to the principles of human
dignity through promoting public health and health-related policies.
The recipient of the 1999 Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human
Rights will be chosen from this distinguished group of nominees by a select
Blue Ribbon panel of international health and human rights leaders. The
award will be presented by former US President Jimmy Carter during the
Global Health Council's annual conference in Washington, DC, from June
20-22, 1999.
The Blue Ribbon panel is asked to rank the nominees based on: service to a
community which is clearly facing challenges to both health and human
rights; evidence of commitment through action directed toward those least
able to protect themselves; dedication to the principles for which Jonathan
Mann fought; and the winner will be given a cash prize that should further
their work and attention devoted to the linkage of global health and human
rights.
In order to extend the maximum support needed to make the firts annual
Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights an important prize
worthy of its namesake and its intended recipient, we ask you to help by
contributing toward the cash prize. All contributions are fully
tax-deductible.
Please send your contributions to the Jonathan Mann Award, c/o the Global
Health Council, 1701 K St., NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20006. On behalf
of the sponsors of the Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human
Rights, I thank you for your interest and support in this endeavor.
Warm regards,
Nils Daulaire, MD, MPH
President and CEO
Global Health Council
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Nominees for the First Annual Jonathan Mann Award.
1. ACCSI - Accion Ciudadana Contra el Sida - VENEZUELA - AIDS advocacy work
2. Achmat, Zackie; Treatment Action Campaign of the National Association of
People- SOUTH AFRICA - grassroots mobilization of people with HIV/AIDS
3. Sister Mary Elizabeth; AEGIS - AIDS Education and Global Information
System - SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA - dissemination of information on HIV/AIDS
4. Agyemang, Nelson Godfried; Youth Development Foundation - GHANA -
grassroots promotion of human rights for disadvantaged youth
5. Ammann, Arthur, M.D.; Global Strategies for HIV Prevention - OAKLAND, CA
- - advocate for children and a liason between children with HIV and the FDA
6. Anderson, Karen, BSN, M.Ed., MPH.- CHILE - health educator
7. Arauz, Rita; Foundation Nimehuatzin - NICARAGUA - human rights spokesperson
8. Berrtel, Rosalie, Ph.D., G.N.S.H.- BUFFALO, NEW YORK - president of the
International Institute of Concern for Public Health
9. Beyer, Chris, M.D.; Johns Hopkins Fogarty AIDS International Training
Program - BALTIMORE - health and human rights advocate in Southeast Asia
10. Brown, Ben, M.D.; The Burmese Refugee Care Project - SEBASTOPOL, CA -
founded Burmese Refugee Care project
11. Center for International Health, University at Albany- ALBANY, NEW YORK
- - health center currently established in Cyprus
12. Civil-Military Alliance to Combat HIV and AIDS Commission in
Brussels,BELGIUM - HIV prevention in military populations
13. Cook, Philip, Dr.; School of Child and Youth Care, University of
Victoria - BRITISH COLUMBIA - advisor to governments in Africa about
compliance with UN Convention of the Rights of the Child in the developing
world.
14. Cook, Rebecca, Prof.; International Human Rights Program, University of
Toronto - TORONTO - professor of human rights law
15. D'agostino, Angelo, Dr.; Nyumbani - KENYA - hospice for abandoned HIV+
children
16. Denison, Rebecca; WORLD - OAKLAND, CA - founder of WORLD (women
organized to respond to life threatening illnesses)
17. Dhital, Saroj, Dr.; Kathmandu Model Hospital - NEPAL - developing
community based health systems
18. Doctors for Global Health (DGH) - EL SALVADOR - volunteer organization
implementing programs in health, social justice, education
19. El Centro de Denuncias Contra la Discriminacion - ARGENTINA -
anti-discrimination organization for individuals with HIV/AIDS in the
Caribbean and Latin America
20. Family Support Trust - ZIMBABWA - NGO devoted to relieving suffering
associated with poverty and ill-health
21. Faraja Trust Fund - TANZANIA - NGO focused on capacity building,
self-help, and self-development
22. Fransen, Lieve, Dr.; Directorate General for Development Cooperation at
the European Commission in Brussels - BELGIUM - advisor to the Directorate
General for Development Cooperation
23. Geiger, H. Jack; City University of New York University Medical School -
NEW YORK - founding member of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
24. Hetrick-Martin Institute - NEW YORK CITY - lesbian/gay youth outreach
25. Heywood, Mark; AIDS Law Project - SOUTH AFRICA - human rights lawyer
26. HURUMA - Human Rights Union for Medical Action in Africa - INTERNATIONAL
(AFRICA) - student initiative to fight for human rights
27. Ivantic-Doucette, Karen- MILWAUKEE - nurse practicioner providing care
for disenfranchised HIV patients in Milwaukee
28. Johnson, Urban, Dr.; ESARO, UNICEF-NAIROBI - nutrition specialist
specializing on the causes of malnutrition
29. Kanem, Natalia, M.D., MPH.; Ford Foundation - NEW YORK CITY -
coordinator of AIDS and Children clinic at Harlem Hospital
30. Khan, Shivananda; The Naz Foundation - INDIA - dedicated to MSM health
31. Kline, Mark, Dr.; Texas Children's Hospital - HOUSTON, TEXAS - pediatric
AIDS specialist, active in Romania
32. Kwasha Mukenu Women Group - ZAMBIA - respond to HIV/AIDS orphans
33. Kyi, Daw Aung San Suu; National League for Democracy (Burma) - BURMA -
human rights activist
34. Lee, Sharon, M.D.; Southwest Boulevard Family Care - KANSAS CITY -
co-founded clinic for poor or with lack of access to health care
35. Lor, Aun; Public Health Prevention Service - FLORIDA - prevention
specialist
36. Lynch, Virginia, MSN, RN, FAAFS, DABFE; International Liaison Committee
on Forensic Science & Human Rights - COLORADO - trains first response
personnel to respond to human rights trauma
37. Maung, Cynthia, Dr.; Mae Tao Clinic - THAILAND - clinic for refugees
along Thai-Burma border
38. McHenry County Citizens for Choice - ILLINOIS - women's reproductive
rights education
39. Mini, Clarence, Dr.; Equity Project - SOUTH AFRICA - grassroots advocate
40. Newcomer, Carrie - INDIANA - musician made CD for Planned Parenthood to
raise funds for safe and affordable health care for women
41. Pedraza, Jairo; UNAIDS - NEW YORK CITY - AIDS advocate for HIV+
immigrants in NYC
42. Phair, John P., Dr.; Comprehensive AIDS Center, Northwestern University
Medical School - CHICAGO - directs research, training, and clinical care
43. Powell, Adam Donaldson - NORWAY - AIDS activist
44. Quadros, Ciro A. de, M.D., M.P.H; Pan American Health Organization
-WASHINGTON DC - promoting use of vaccines
45. Rivero, Desi Mendoza - CUBA - president of the Cuban Independent Medical
Association
46. Ruff, Tilman, Dr.- AUSTRALIA - researching and teaching health and human
rights
47. Sawyer, Eric; HIV/AIDS Human Rights Project - NEW YORK CITY - works to
provide housing to homeless living with HIV/AIDS.
48. Schenker, Inon I; Jerusalem AIDS Project School - JERUSALEM - HIV/AIDS
education
49. Seshu, Meena; SANGRAM - INDIA - peer education among prostitutes on
HIV/AIDS
50. Society for Women and AIDS in Africa - SENEGAL - aid to poor African
women at high risk for HIV because of their socioeconomic situation.
51. Southall, David, Prof.: Keele University Toronto - UNITED KINGDOM -
doctor specializing in childhood illnesses
52. Tutu, Desmond, Dr.- ATLANTA - Nobel Peace Prize winner
53. Union of Palestinian Medical Relief Committees - JERUSALEM - primary
health care, preventive health care clinic for individuals living in trying
conditions
(The Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and Human Rights is co-sponsored
by the Association Francois-Xavier Bagnoud, Doctors of the World, the Global
Health Council, and Human Rights Watch).
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The Global Health Council (formerly NCIH)
Global AIDS Program
1701 K Street, NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
tel: 202-833-5900
fax: 202-833-0075
email: <[log in to unmask]>
website <http://www.globalhealthcouncil.org>
Program staff:
Ron MacInnis, Director (ext. 209)
Kim Parvez, Program Assistant (ext. 206)
Kim Green, Program Officer (ext. 215)
Satya Krishna, Special Advisor on South Asia (ext. 203)
Dr. Mike Aidoo, Program Intern (ext. 213)
Marie-Christine Anastasi, Program Intern (ext. 208)
Carol Miller, Director of Advocacy <[log in to unmask]> (ext.
207)
Andres Duque, Mano a Mano coordinator:
Telephone: (212) 675-3288 Ext. 212
E-mail: [log in to unmask]>
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