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Donald Mackay Medal

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The Donald Mackay Medal is awarded for outstanding work in tropical health, especially relating to improvements in the health of rural or urban workers in the tropics.[1] It is named after Donald Mackay, who was deputy Director of the Ross Institute at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

History

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The medal is awarded annually, by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in even-numbered years by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in odd-numbered years. It was first awarded in 1990.[2]

Criteria

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The award criteria are determined by the :

Recipients

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Medal recipients are:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Donald Mackay Medal". Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  2. ^ "ASTMH - Donald Mackay Medal". astmh.org. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Previous medal winners". Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Dr. G. Dennis Shanks presented with medal". Gainesville Times. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Donald Mackay Medal (RSTMH) awarded to Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal of the Mycetoma Research Centre in Khartoum". gaffi. 21 September 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Donald Mackay medal". Retrieved Nov 11, 2020.