ONE to Receive Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health
ONE is proud to be partners in the fight against extreme poverty and preventable disease with Physicians for Peace (PFP), an organization that has educated health care providers throughout the developing world for two decades. Now in its 20th anniversary year, PFP will honor ONE as the recipient of the third annual Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health.
This award is bestowed in honor of the late Physicians for Peace founder, Charles E. Horton, M.D. Horton, an internationally recognized humanitarian, founded Physicians for Peace in 1989. Through Horton’s leadership, the organization has touched the lives of thousands of patients and doctors in more than 50 countries around the world. Past recipients include Senator Bill Frist, former co-chair of ONE Vote ’08, and Professor Jeffery Sachs.
ONE’s U.S. Executive Director Sheila Nix said, “ONE is deeply honored to receive the Charles E. Horton Humanitarian Award for Global Health, an award whose namesake continues to inspire action and hope in the fight against global poverty and disease. Today, effective advocacy is more important than ever in supporting results-driven efforts that fight poverty, combat preventable disease, put children in school and create economic opportunity for the world’s poor. As exemplified by organizations like Physicians for Peace, huge advances against disease and poverty are being made every day thanks to smart programs and strong local leadership in developing countries. We are humbled to join the ranks of former award recipients Senator Bill Frist and Professor Jeffrey Sachs, and we thank Physicians for Peace for this honor.”
The award will be presented during Physicians for Peace’s Celebrate the Nations Gala Reception on October 3, 2009 in Virginia Beach, Va. Stay tuned for more information about the Gala and our ongoing partnership with PFP!
-Lauren Conn
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August 14, 2009 at 11:36 am
Great award & much deserved recognition for ONE – to the dedicated paid staff of the organization around the world and, even more so, to the MILLIONS of those of us who have faithfully stood with this organization as supporters & local volunteers through the years (some of us from the very beginnings of DATA)!
The ONE thing that I found interesting is this part of the post: “ONE’s U.S. Executive Director Sheila Nix”.
I have never heard of this news and y’all know that I visit this site daily.
When did ONE get a U.S. Executive Director & who is Sheila Nix? Maybe she could write a ONE Blog post introducing herself to us – her faithful volunteers & supporters?
That would be GREATLY appreciated.
AS ONE, debbie
August 15, 2009 at 2:47 pm
Hi Lauren! I’m at the Virginia One conference listening to you talk about the blog right now! What a great conference!
November 9, 2010 at 4:17 pm
thanks this article it’s very nice
December 2, 2010 at 12:44 pm
that is amazing article. thanks for blog. health is very important.