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.
2019
UNIATF Awards 2019
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The United Nations Interagency Task Force on the prevention and control of Non-communicable Diseases (UNIATF) at its 11th meeting (Geneva, 8-9 November 2018) agreed further to the success of the UNIATF Awards in 2018, to run the award scheme annually to recognize those making an outstanding contribution to NCD prevention and control.
The United Nations Interagency Task Force on the prevention and control of Non-communicable Diseases (UNIATF) at its 11th meeting (Geneva, 8-9 November 2018) agreed further to the success of the UNIATF Awards in 2018, to run the award scheme annually to recognize those making an outstanding contribution to NCD prevention and control.
In February 2019, nominations were invited for organizations in the following four categories:
- Ministries of Health (or government agencies under a ministry of health)
- Ministries (or government agencies) beyond health
- Non-state actors (non-governmental organizations, academia or philanthropy)
- United Nations Country Teams
2019 Award Winners
Outstanding Ministries of Health (or government agency under a ministry of health)
Ministry of Health, Gambia
Ministry of Health, Malawi
Program Vida no Trânsito, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Ministry of Health, Peru
Ministry of Public Health, Lebanon
Federal Public Service of Public Health, Belgium
Department of Health, Australia
Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Outstanding Ministries (or government agency) beyond Health
President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
National Commission for Implementation of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and its Protocols, Brazil
City of Mallnitz, Austria
Stupino City Administration, Russian Federation
Parliament, Bhutan
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea
Outstanding Non-state actors (non-governmental organization, academia or philanthropy
African Women’s Studies Centre- University of Nairobi, Kenya
Associação Nacional dos Municipios Cabo-verdianos, Republic of Cabo Verde
RAD-AID International, United States of America
Cancer Education and Research Institute, United States of America
Mexico Salud-Hable Coalition, Mexico
Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC), Barbados
King Hussein Cancer Foundation, Jordan
Cork Institute of Technology, Ireland
Association “Healthy Cities, Districts and Villages”, Russian Federation
Outstanding United Nations Country Teams
IAEA Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Country Team, Iraq
The awards will be announced during the 23 September 2019 UNIATF “Friends of the Task Force” side event on the margins of the UNGA High-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage in New York.