The Second Hideyo Noguchi Africa prize has been awarded to Dr Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and former UNAIDS Executive Director, and Dr Alex Godwin Coutinho, Executive Director of the Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda.The prize honours medical researchers and practitioners with outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services in Africa. Dr Piot received the prize for his pivotal research on viruses and diseases endemic to much of the African continent, including HIV and Ebola.Dr Coutinho received the award for his pioneering efforts in expanding access to live-saving treatment for people living with HIV. He is known as a compassionate clinician who treated thousands of HIV patients at a time when there was a lot of stigma and fear.
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