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RATIONALE
Tropical diseases pose major health threats to the
Filipino population today. The problem is confounded
by the emergence of new resistant strains of diseases
previously thought to be under control, such as
multi-drug resistant M. tuberculosis, diphtheria,
malaria, cholera and dengue hemorrhagic fever.
Vulnerability to tropical diseases is aggravated by a
number of factors. The outbreak of any tropical
disease is cause for apprehension, because poverty,
high population growth, a degraded environment, lack
of sanitation and an inadequate health care system can
feed its contagion and grow into a health crisis of
alarming proportions.
At the vanguard in the
prevention and containment of the spread of tropical
diseases are health scientists who advance our
understanding of the nature of the problem and devise
means to minimize and if possible eradicate if from
the face of the earth. Yet these people, who work
quietly in laboratories and hospitals, are seldom
recognized for their significant and often heroic
contributions to science and society.
It is for this reason
that the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST)
and the LEL Educational Development Foundation, Inc.,
founded by Dr. Line Ed. Lim, have decided to jointly
sponsor the NAST - LELEDFI Award for Outstanding
Research in Tropical Medicine. The National Academy of
Science and Technology is the highest recognition body
in S&T in the Philippines. It was created in 1976 to
recognize outstanding achievements in science and
technology and to serve as a reservoir of competent
scientific and technological manpower for the country.
NAST is pleased to collaborate with Dr. Lino Ed Lim, a
noted philanthropist, who is himself a renowned
specialist in tropical medicine and whose healing
touch has allayed the suffering of many people for
over 60 years.
The NAST - LELEDFI Award
is intended to recognize outstanding research works
that contribute to the advancement of the country's
knowledge and practice in Tropical Medicine.
OBJECTIVES
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To honor outstanding research contributions to the
field of Tropical Medicine;
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To recognize the role of scientific research in the
country's development
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To encourage scientific and technological research
focusing on tropical diseases as a means of
assuaging the growing health crisis
PROCEDURE
Any corporate
institution/foundation actively involved in innovative
application of science and technology which
contributed to the enhancement of the global
competitiveness of the Philippines will be eligible
for the award.
CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS
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Filipino citizen
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Affiliated with any of the following
- -Scientific society (academic or professional);
- -Research institution or firm (government or
private)
- -College or university;
- -Non-government organization
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Able to present a scientific paper (published or
unpublished) during a science congress scheduled
during the celebration of the health month. The
involvement of the nominee in the research should be
explained if the paper is jointly authored.
Nominations to this Award
may be made by the heads of government or private
research institutions, departments, institutes of
colleges or universities, academic or professional
scientific organizations, societies, non-government
organizations, or environmental organizations.
The deadline for
submission of nominations is on the last working day
of November each year.
Get
nomination form here |
