The Virchow Prize
Towards Health for All
THE PRESIDENT OF THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG
BÄRBEL BAS
THE VIRCHOW PRIZE 2024 IS AWARDED TO
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town, South Africa
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Johan Rockström
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
“for their holistic and systems-based approach
safeguarding human and planetary health. “
The Virchow Prize recognizes and celebrates innovations with significant impact on the broad health challenges we face as a global community. With this award, lifetime achievements towards “Health for All” are honoured.
The Virchow Prize highlights and supports the efforts of the United Nations to preserve the health of people and the planet through attainment of the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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VISION & AIMS
The Virchow Foundation and the Virchow Prize strive to raise awareness of global health issues, particularly among society and the general public.
The Virchow Prize materializes groundbreaking innovations and lifetime achievements of prominent individuals and organisations around the world by establishing a significant international prize of the highest prestige in the broad field of global health.
Moreover, the Virchow Prize aims to incentivise and spur future generations of great minds in their commitment to global health. Anyone with a desire to improve the health of the world’s population, whether through academic, political, social or economic/industrial innovation, should be able to aspire to such a prestigious award. The Virchow Prize honours and celebrates contributions with great significance towards achieving sustainable impact on the global health challenges we face today.
The Covid-19 pandemic brought home to everyone around the world, as never before, how important health is in each facet of society. Health is the most important value for each individual, spanning across societies and cultures in every region of the world.
The Virchow Prize directly addresses the relationship between medical, political, economic and social determinants of health, and aims to contribute sustainable and universal improvement of health outcomes.