Dr Kang said that the Indian Rotavirus vaccine story illustrates many of the opportunities, necessary enabling environment and challenges of creating products that are important to global health.
Dr Gagandeep Kang, Director of Global Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been selected for the prestigious John Dirks Award in global health.
It is the most well-recognised global health award.
This does not happen very often,” Dr Kang said when contacted in the US.
The John Dirks Award in global health is awarded by the Gairdner Foundation in Canada.
Dr Kang said that the Indian Rotavirus vaccine story illustrates many of the opportunities, necessary enabling environment and challenges of creating products that are important to global health.
Dr Gagandeep Kang, Director of Global Health at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been selected for the prestigious John Dirks Award in global health. It is the most well-recognised global health award. When contacted, Dr Kang told The Indian Express it means a lot especially as “it acknowledges the recognition of science we engage in”. “It feels great as the science we do has been recognised. This does not happen very often,” Dr Kang said when contacted in the US.
The John Dirks Award in global health is awarded by the Gairdner Foundation in Canada. The awards were announced on Thursday and Dr Kang’s initial reaction was one of surprise. “There are so many people doing outstanding work in global health. So to have the work my colleagues and I have done in India is recognition of our contributions to the health of children in India and assesses our efforts and the resulting impact,” Dr Kang said.
