This award was created in 2000 in honour of distinguished physician and clinical scientist Inga Marie Nilsson (1923–1999) of Malmö, Sweden. Professor Nilsson was a pioneer in hemophilia research and treatment. Her preventive approach to treatment, hemophilia prophylaxis, has become the guiding principle for treatment centres around the world.
The award is given to an individual or pair of WFH volunteers who have contributed substantially with leadership and initiative to advancing the WFH mission to improve hemophilia care, especially in emerging countries. It is presented every two years at the WFH World Congress. The award includes a monetary prize funded by Professor Nilsson’s family and Octapharma. This prize is directed in its entirety toward the WFH project championed by the recipient of the Inga Marie Nilsson Award.
The WFH is grateful to Octapharma for its commitment to the Award and the legacy of Professor Inga Marie Nilsson.
For more information contact the WFH at awards@wfh.org
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Past recipients
2010
Nichan Zourikian
Canada
2008
Dr. Steven Kitchen
United Kingdom
2006
Kathy Mulder
Canada
2004
Dr. Angus McCraw (2004)
United Kingdom
Dr. Brian Luke and Dr. Man-Chiu Poon
China
2002
Anne Gillham
South Africa
2000
Dr. Alok Srivastava
India
Last Updated January 2011 |
