Laureates of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

1. The Government of Japan announces today its decision to award the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize as follows:

Medical Research category:

Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (Republic of Mali)
Director, Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako
In recognition of his contributions to the treatment and control of malaria, training young researchers in African countries, and establishment of a network for collaborative malaria research in Africa.

Medical Services category:

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) (Head office in Switzerland)
In recognition of its achievements in the development and delivery of drugs and treatments for neglected diseases, especially African sleeping sickness.

The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (HNAP) Committee (Chair, Dr. Osamu Kunii, Chief Executive Officer, Global Health Innovative Technology Fund) selected final candidates among individuals or organizations recommended by each sub-committee (medical research category and medical services category), and the Prime Minister made a final decision of the laureates based on the recommendation by the HNAP Committee. (Annex: Summary of achievements and CV)

2. The Prize aims to honor individuals or organizations with outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa, thus contributing to the health and welfare of the African people and of all humankind (Cabinet Decision of July 28, 2006).

3. The awarding ceremony of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize, hosted by the Prime Minister, will be organized on the occasion of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) to be held in August 2025. The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize is composed of a citation and a medal for each laureate and an honorarium for each category. The honorarium is disbursed from Government funds and private funding from national and international donations.

(The awarding ceremony of the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize was held in Tunisia in Africa on August 28, 2022 on the occasion of TICAD 8.)

More information:
https://www.cao.go.jp/noguchisho/english/index.html