Brasileiro vence concurso do The Lancet

O médico Enrique Falceto de Barros, recém formado na Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul venceu com mais cinco concorrentes o prêmio Young Voices In Research for Health do The Lancet e do Global Forum for Health Reseaarch. Para ler a monografia de Enrique, clique aqui.

Winners of the 2008 essay competition, Young Voices in Research for Health The Lancet, together with the Geneva-based Global Forum for Health Research, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2008 essay competition, Young Voices in Research for Health. The theme of this year’s contest was research for climate change and health. Essayists were asked to devise research questions on the topic as it applies to vulnerable populations around the world. Almost 300 entries were submitted, from 66 countries. A shortlist of 42 was chosen by a team of judges from the Global Forum and The Lancet. Six winners were selected from the shortlist. The six winners, whose essays are posted here, are Enrique Falceto de Barros (Brazil), Philippa Bird (UK), Lester Sam Geroy (Philippines), Rhona Mijumbi (Uganda), Marame Ndour (Senegal), and Charles Salmen (USA).