Africa

1. The Government of Japan announced its decision to award the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize as follows.

Medical Research category

Dr. Abdoulaye Djimdé (Republic of Mali)
Director, Malaria Research and Training Centre, University of Science, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako.

Medical Services category

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) (Head office in Switzerland)

The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize (HNAP) Committee (Chair, Dr. Osamu Kunii, Chief Executive Officer, Global Health Innovative Technology Fund) selected final candidates among individuals or organizations recommended by each sub-committee (medical research category and medical services category), and the Prime Minister made a final decision of the laureates based on the recommendation by the HNAP Committee.

2. The Prize aims to honor individuals or organizations with outstanding achievements in the fields of medical research and medical services to combat infectious and other diseases in Africa, thus contributing to the health and welfare of the African people and of all humankind (Cabinet Decision of July 28, 2006).
3. The awarding ceremony of the Fifth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize hosted by Prime Minister will be organized on the occasion of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) to be held in August, 2025. The Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize is composed of a citation and a medal for each laureate and an honorarium for each category. The honorarium is disbursed from Government funds and private funding from national and international donations.