The Children’s Prize is taking a sabbatical in 2018.
Please check back for future prize programs.
The Children’s Prize is awarded to scientifically-minded individuals with a passion for global child health and a strong commitment to verify the impact of their work. Between 2013 and 2017, the Prize has awarded $1,700,000.00 to such individuals and organizations across the globe. Below, you can view the full list of all our winners.
2017 Winner ($100,000)
Elina Naydenova
Doctoral Student, University of Oxford
Fighting childhood pneumonia through AI
2016 Winner ($250,000)
Peter Wright
Professor of Pediatrics, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Meeting Maternal and Child Health Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Haiti.
2015 Winner ($250,000)
Carrie Jo Cain
Program Manager, World Hope International
Saving Lives at Birth in Sierra Leone with Newborn Resuscitation Training.
2014 Winner ($50,000)
Dr. Joanne Katz
Johns Hopkins University
Community-based portable ultrasound to reduce intrapartum-related fetal and neonatal death.
2014 Winner ($50,000)
Dr. Abdhalah Ziraba
African Population and Health Research Center
Averting preterm and underweight neonatal deaths using Community Kangaroo Mother Care.
2013 Winner ($1,000,000)
Dr. Anita Zaidi
VITAL Pakistan
Perinatal Care and Primary Health Promotion Intervention Package.
In 2014, two projects ($128,655.00) were selected as case studies to strengthen the development of a Prize focused on data and scientific proof, and more accurately determine the impact of funded work on child mortality. These case studies served as real-world scenarios to help us better understand what is lacking in terms of data collection and analysis, and how the Prize can be refined to best address those needs. Meet the selected case study recipients below.
Winner ($60,655)
Jaqueline Cutts
Safe Mothers Safe Babies
Reducing Child Mortality in the First 1,000 Days of Life through Improving the Three Delays.
Winner ($68,000)
Lynn Cole
RISE International
Assessment of the effect of Water Supply on Child Morbidity.