Dr. Denis Mukwege was awarded the Aurora Prize for his comprehensive care of survivors of sexual violence in the Congo and advocating for an end to the use of rape as a weapon of war.
Professor Binagwaho’s remarkable journey in the field of global health began when she returned to Rwanda in 1996, just two years after the devastating 1994 genocide against the Tutsi.
Dr. Patrick Loehrer received the 2023 ASCO Humanitarian Award for his work to expand cancer care globally, including co-founding an oncology program in Kenya that now treats thousands annually.
Dr. Sommer Aldulaimi, an associate professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, received the MedGlobal Humanitarian Award for establishing an obstetrics training program in the Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Alaska family physician Dr. Shawn Vainio received the 2023 AAFP Humanitarian Award for his enduring work expanding global health access, including nearly 20 medical missions to isolated villages with the Himalayan Health Exchange.