John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award

The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award is a science prize awarded annually in Toronto by the Canadian Gairdner Foundation . It was awarded for the first time in 2009 as a result of the Canadian government's support of the Gairdner Foundation in the amount of 20 million Canadian dollars (CAD).

The award is given to medical scientists whose work has brought about or can bring about a significant improvement in health in developing countries . It is endowed with 100,000 CAD.

Award winners

• 2009 Nubia Muñoz
• 2010 Nicholas White
• 2011 Robert E. Black
• 2012 Brian Greenwood
• 2013 King K. Holmes
• 2014 Satoshi Ōmura
• 2015 Peter Piot
• 2016 Anthony Fauci
• 2017 Cesar Victora
• 2018 Alan D. Lopez , Christopher JL Murray
• 2019 Vikram Patel
• 2020 Salim S. Abdool Karim , Quarraisha Abdool Karim

Web links

• Canada Gairdner Global Health Award and Canada Gairdner Global Health Awardees at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org)