The REACH Awards honor frontline health workers and innovators striving to reach the last mile of disease elimination for polio, malaria, NTDs and other preventable infectious diseases. The 2019 REACH Award Categories include:

Unsung Hero Award: An extraordinary individual who has played a transformative, frontline role in the field of disease elimination, but has been under-recognized for their efforts.

Game Changing Innovator Award: An individual who has developed and implemented a creative technology or practice in support of disease elimination, acknowledging the need to constantly innovate in the field.

Rising Champion Award: An individual who is championing a cause related to disease elimination, acknowledging the significant impact that can be made through advocacy – from shifting attitudes around disease and treatment to working with governments to evolve policies. The Awards were established by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and will be presented at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi in November.

Panel of Judges

Prof. Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

H.E. Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of la Francophonie

Rt. Hon. Prof. Lord Kakkar PC, Professor of Surgery University College London and Director
Thrombosis Research Institute London UK

Dr. Christopher Elias, President of the Global Development Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation

Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat, Executive Chair-Elect of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership

Ms. Robyn Calder, Executive Director of the ELMA Philanthropies Services

Mr. Ray Chambers, Ambassador to The World Health Organization for Global Strategy

Nominations open to the public until 12’th July 2019

For more information and to submit your nominations visit, https://www.reachingthelastmile.com/