In 2018, the Task Force established the annual awards scheme to recognize those that are making an exceptional contributions to reducing the burden of NCDs and improving mental health.
A call for nominations is issued in the spring of each year with awards announced in September during the high-level week of the United Nations General Assembly.
In recent years awards have been made in three categories:
- Ministries of health and government health agencies;
- Ministries and government agencies outside health;
- Non-governmental organizations, academia and foundations.
Winners are selected on the basis of demonstrative commitment to multisectoral action in preventing and controlling the NCD-related SDGs (at local, national, regional or international level) and improving mental health with particular weight given to nominations that demonstrated evidence of one or more of the following:
- New and innovative activities;
- Acting as an exemplar for others;
- Overcoming significant obstacles;
- Demonstrating outstanding leadership;
- Mobilizing resources, knowledge or expertise.
The awards not only recognize exceptional contributions but also underscore the importance of collaborative efforts in achieving NCD-related Sustainable Development Goals.
2018
UNIATF Awards 2018
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The UN Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (UNIATF) at its 10th meeting in Vienna in February 2018 initiated the UNIATF award to recognize those making an outstanding contribution to NCD prevention and control.
The UN Interagency Task Force on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (UNIATF) at its 10th meeting in Vienna in February 2018 initiated the UNIATF award to recognize those making an outstanding contribution to NCD prevention and control.
In 2018, nominations were invited for individuals and organizations in the following categories:
- Ministries of Health
- Ministries Outside Health
- United Nations Country Teams
The first awards will be presented during the “Friends of the Task Force” meeting in the margins of the Third High-level Meeting on NCDs at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, on 27 September 2018.
Awards
Outstanding Ministries of Health
Ministry of Health, Bahrain
Ministry of Health, Barbados
Ministry of Public Health, Guyana
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Noncommunicable Diseases Committee, Iran
Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Health Community Development Gender Elderly and Children, Tanzania
Ministry of Health, Turkey
Ministry of Health, Rwanda
Outstanding individuals in Ministries of Health
Hussain Abdul Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for Health Centers and Clinics and Public Health, United Arab Emirates
Manoj Jhalani, Additional Secretary and Mission Director (NHM) for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India
Joseph Kibachio, Head of NCD Division, Ministry of Health, Kenya
Ali Bin Talib Al Hinai, Undersecretary for Planning Affairs, Ministry of Health, Oman
Silvia Tavite, Director of Health, Department of Health, Tokelau
Aurelijus Veryga, Minister of Health, Republic of Lithuania
Roselie V. Zabala, Department of Public Health and Social Services, Guam
Outstanding Ministries Outside Health
Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, Cook Islands
Alcohol Policy Team, Scottish Government, Scotland, United Kingdom
Outstanding individuals in Ministries Outside Health
Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Republic of Cabo Verde
Roman Tesfaye Abneh, former First Lady, Ethiopia
Delese Darko, Food and Drugs Authority, Ghana
Samantha Kumara Kithalawaarachchi, Presidential Task force for Drug, Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention, Sri Lanka
Ghada Waly, Ministry of Social Solidarity, Egypt
Outstanding United Nations Country Teams
UN Country Team, China
UN Country Team, Turkey
Outstanding Individuals in United Nations Country Teams
Ahunna Eziakonwa-Onochie, former UN Resident Coordinator, Ethiopia
Ozonnija Ojielo, UN Resident Coordinator, Kyrgyzstan