Invitation to Nominate for the 2021 John Dirks
Canada Gairdner Global Health Award
*New award guidelines for 2021*
In recent years, the Canada Gairdner Awards have been involved in valuable discussions on the changing landscape of ‘Global Health.’ Moving forward, the John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award has adapted its criteria to better reflect the evolving realities of global health research leadership:
The John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award recognizes the world’s leading researchers who have used rational, scientifically based research to improve the wellbeing of those facing health inequalities worldwide. While a single significant scientific discovery would continue to be sufficient evidence to select a nominee, the Award will also recognize outstanding researchers who apply rational scientific approaches to successful implementation, evaluation and policy interventions.
Gairdner invites nominations from any field of research impacting global health and health inequity. The award is intended for research-focused candidates, not those primarily involved in administrative or advocacy roles. This award can be shared by multiple recipients at the discretion of the Foundation.
We intend this adaptation to help address the multiple roles and particular pressures taken up by global health and health inequity researchers, and to make the pool of competitive candidates more representative of the field as a whole.
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