Prestigious award for Knysna’s Noleen Dirkse
The Karel Styblo Public Health Prize acknowledges a health worker or a community organisation for contributions to tuberculosis control over a period of 10 years or more.
This prize is named in honour of Dr Karel Styblo, Director of Scientific Activities at The Union from 1979 to 1991.
Styblo played a central role in developing the Union TB control model that was later branded by WHO as DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course).
The award was last night presented to Noleen Dirkse from Knysna at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health.
The awards ceremony was held in Hyderabad, India.
Veronique Klein accepted the award on Dirkse’s behalf.
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Source: Knysna Plett Herald News
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