Mama Miriam receives the Hideyo Noguchi Prize
May 29, 2008
Mama Miriam (Professor Miriam K. Were) was presented with the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Medical Services by the Prime Minister of Japan Mr, Yasuo Fukuda at a lavish ceremony at the Queen’s Grand Ballroom, Pan Pacific Yokohama Bay Hotel in Japan. Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan and 40 African Heads of State graced the historic occasion.
Mr. Humphreys R. Were, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Co-founder, represented the UZIMA Foundation Board of Trustees, while Mrs. Malesi E.K. Kinaro, Executive Director UZIMA Foundation, represented the UZIMA Foundation staff.
Professor Brian Greenwood, Manson Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine was awarded the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for Research at the same ceremony.
kudos ! congrats to miriam were
Congratulations to Mama Miriam who is a inspiration to me!
I wish you all the very best in your endeavours, Uzima foundation I everytime I look at the work your doing I am so proud!
Thank you for the wonderful work you are doing!
Sikiliza
Hurray! Congratulations to Dr. Miriam K Were for the recent addition of prizes and high recognitions for her dedicated service to Humanity in general, and Public Health in particular. I had the opportunity to Know and briefly work with her during her long years of service in Ethiopia at different capacities. We owe her a lot for her out standing contribution to the health and well being of the Ethiopian people. She deservs a much higher recognition and honour from the Ethiopian Government, which I hope will happen sooner than later. She has been a creative diplomat who gets things done swiftly with her charisma, talent and gifted leadership qualities to guide and mentor co-workers and professional colleagues. She has been and continues to be a great source of inspiration and hope.
I wish her plenty of blessings and long and happy life.
Most sincerely,
Elias Gebre-Egziabher, BSc, MPH,
Health Development Consultant, Addis Ababa
Ethiopia.