Lucy Gilson and Johan Rockström Receive the 2024 Virchow Prize for their Contribution to Human and Planetary Health

Lucy Gilson and Johan Rockström Receive the 2024 Virchow Prize for their Contribution to Human and Planetary Health

Lucy Gilson and Johan Rockström awarded the Virchow Prize 2024

The awarding of this year's Virchow Prize is pending and the award winners were announced. Lucy Gilson and Johan Rockström receive the award for their significant contributions to the preservation of human and planetary health. Under the patronage of the President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas, the ceremony will take place on October 12th in the Red Rathaus Berlin.

The scientific work of Lucy Gilson and Johan Rockström present a holistic and system -based approach to maintaining human and planetary health. They emphasize the close linking of health, environment, climate and social systems and show how they depend on each other. Her joint focus lies on human well -being and sustainability. In accordance with the sustainability goals of the United Nations agenda 2030, they represent the values ​​of the Virchow Prize such as human rights, solidarity and justice.

Lucy Gilson is a respected professor at the University of Cape Town and heads the Department of Health Policy and Systems. It is committed to transformative change towards more sustainable and fairer health systems. Through innovative approaches, it helps to achieve improvements on site and is committed to a fairer health access and quality -oriented health care.

Johan Rockström is the head of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and professor at the University of Stockholm. As a Chief Scientist at Conservation International, USA, he actively campaigns for the protection of the environment. His groundbreaking work focuses on the concept of the planetary limits, which defines the safe space of action by also being able to thrive on a healthy planet earth. He pays special attention to the direct importance of processes such as climate change, the loss of biodiversity, sweet water use and nutrient cycles for health.

The research of Gilson and Rockström has a significant influence on global political design and has created a scientifically sound framework for coping with global health challenges. They show that significant progress on the way to "health for everyone" can be made through interdisciplinary and cross -sector research.

The awarding of the Virchow Prize is an annual event that is awarded by the non-profit Virchow Foundation. She recognizes Persian personalities who have made an important contribution to the preservation of human and planetary health. This year's award will take place under the patronage of the Bundestag president Bärbel Bas in the Red Rathaus Berlin.

Further information on the event and a way for accreditation can be found at Virchowprize.org .

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