REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE EM/RC54/INF.DOC.9
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN August 2007
Fifty-fourth Session Original: Arabic Agenda item 11
Award of Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation
Prize for 2007
EM/RC54/INF.DOC.9
Award of Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize for 2007
Following the recommendations of the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Committee at the Fifty-third Session of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean, the Executive Board awarded the Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize for 2007, by decision EB120(4), to Dr Nabil Kronfol (Lebanon) for his significant contribution to public health in the geographical area in which Dr Shousha served the World Health Organization.
Dr Nabil Kronfol is being honoured for his significant contribution to public health, not only in his native land, Lebanon, but in the Eastern Mediterranean Region as a whole. Dr Kronfol graduated from the American University of Beirut in 1965 with a B.Sc. and in 1969 as Doctor of Medicine. He obtained a Masters in Public Health in 1973 and Doctor in Public Health (Health Services Administration) in 1979 from Harvard University. In 1974 he was appointed Assistant Professor at the American University of Beirut, becoming Associate Professor in 1979 and Professor of Health Services Administration in 1985. During his long and distinguished career of academic service, Dr Kronfol established several innovative institutions in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region: the College of Health Sciences, Bahrain; four schools of nursing in the United Arab Emirates; and the Planning Unit of the Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon, He also was instrumental in setting up a WHO-sponsored diploma in public health in the Syrian Arab Republic, a masters in epidemiology in Egypt on behalf of the Arab Ministers of Health, and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Pakistan. He served as adviser to the Ministers of Health of Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates, and as chairman of the Technical Committee for Health Reforms, Lebanon. A leading figure in health professions education, Dr Kronfol has been an active advocate of integration of health services and health professions education. He has conducted training courses throughout the Region and is the author of numerous publications.
The 2007 Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Prize, consisting of a medal and equivalent of CHF 2500 in United States dollars, will be presented to Dr Nabil Kronfol by the Chairman of the Fifty-fourth Session of the Regional Committee during the opening session.
The Dr A.T. Shousha Foundation Committee is also scheduled to meet during the Fifty-fourth Session of the Regional Committee to consider nominations for the prize and fellowship for 2008. In accordance with the Statutes, the Committee shall be composed of the following members: the Chairman and two Vice-Chairmen of the Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean and the Chairman of its Technical Discussions.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization acts as Administrator of the Foundation and the Regional Director acts as Secretary of the Foundation Committee.
