The Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health 2026
The WHO established the Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial
Prize for Public Health with support of the Korea
Foundation for International Healthcare. The Prize is
awarded to individuals, institutions, and/or
governmental or non-governmental organizations,
whose contributions to the improvement of public health
should reflect the will of Dr LEE Jong-wook, the sixth
WHO Director General, who dedicated his life to the
underprivileged, as per the statutes and the
Guidelines for the Prize. The prize aims at rewarding work
that has extended far beyond the call of normal duties.1
Professor MA Faiz, chairperson of the editorial board of
the Journal of BCPS, has been recognized in 2026 for
lifelong contribution to public health, particularly in
addressing diseases affecting rural, poor and
marginalized populations.2