15 June 2021, Geneva, Switzerland - The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a catastrophic impact worldwide on the most vulnerable communities affected by TB, posing unprecedented challenges to national TB responses and setting critical progress back by up to 12 years.
Despite these obstacles, health care workers - including community health care workers, volunteers, doctors and nurses, pharmacists, epidemiologists, researchers and innovators - have persevered in their efforts to find, diagnose, treat, and care for people affected by TB.
This year, the Kochon Prize will acknowledge the efforts of those remarkable people and/or organizations who, against all odds, worked to ensure the continuity and improvement of TB services providing life-saving diagnosis, treatment, care, and support to those who need it most.
Who can be nominated?
Individuals, networks, organizations, and national TB programs who have identified, mitigated, and overcome the barriers posed by COVID-19 to ensure the provision of TB diagnosis, treatment, care, and support services, demonstrating determination, innovation, and a shared sense of humanity.
Nominees may include:
- Health care professionals in the public and private sector;
- Community health workers;
- TB-affected community organizations;
- Civil society organizations;
- People affected by TB;
- Human rights activists;
- Innovators;
- Researchers;
- Members of National TB Programs.
Nomination Period
The call for nominations opens today, 15 June 2021, at 6:00 PM Geneva time. Completed nomination forms must be submitted no later than 30 July 2021 at 6:00 PM Geneva time.
Nomination Process
Full details regarding the nomination process, including the selection committee, the selection criteria, and requirements, can be found here.
Nominations should include:
- Completed nomination form; and
- Letter of support from the nominator.
Selection Criteria
- The extent of effort, creativity, or innovation used to overcome adversity;
- The extent to which the results contributed to maintaining TB services during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
- The extent to which the prize money can contribute to the fight against TB.