Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong has just been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Prize, considered the Asian Nobel Prize. She is one of the five winners of the 2024 edition.

Ms. Cecilia L. Lazaro and Mr. Ramon B. Magsaysay Jr. presented the Ramon Magsaysay Award to Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong - Photo: TTD

On the evening of November 16, the 66th Ramon Magsaysay Awards were presented to individuals and groups at the Metropolitan Theater in Manila, Philippines. Ms. Cecilia L. Lazaro, chairwoman of the Ramon Magsaysay Awards Board of Directors, delivered a speech honoring the individuals receiving this year's awards. Mr. Ramon B. Magsaysay Jr. (founder of the award, son of the 7th former President of the Republic of the Philippines Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay) presented the Ramon Magsaysay Awards to the five winners of this year's awards. Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong is one of the five recipients of this year's awards. She was honored for her contributions to research to find out the truth about the devastation of Agent Orange/dioxin on human health. Thereby, advocating for justice for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.

From right to left: Mr. Kenichi Yoda (representing artist Miyazaki Hayao, Japan), Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, a group of 4 male doctors from Rural Doctor Movement (Thailand), Mr. Karma Phuntsho (Bhutan) and Ms. Farwiza Farhan (Indonesia) at the award ceremony on the evening of November 16 - Photo: TTD

This year's award was also given to former Bhutanese monk Karma Phuntsho for his contributions to academic works, high-quality education ... to partly solve unemployment.

The third prize was awarded to Farwiza Farhan from Indonesia, who led the Leuser ecosystem group to protect endangered species on Sumatra. The next prize was awarded to Japanese animator Miyazaki Hayao, who has produced the highest-grossing children's animation in Japan. The fifth prize was awarded to the Thai Doctors Group - a group of rural doctors fighting for affordable health care for the rural poor in Thailand. Before that, the Ramon Magsaysay awardees had a meeting with young "leaders" who are students from universities such as De La Salle University, Far Eastern University, Lyceum of the Philippines University...

Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong talks during a dialogue with young leaders and university students in the Philippines - Photo: TTD

(From left to right) Two young people, Karren Fetalvero and Alexine Bangcola, asked for Dr. Phuong's autograph after the award ceremony - Photo: TTD

Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong donates $50,000 bonus to Agent Orange victims

During the presentation, Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong received many questions directly as well as via online messages. After the talk of Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong, students who are future young leaders continued to interview, ask for autographs, and ask to take photos with her. Maria Katrina said she was very moved when she heard Professor Phuong talk about her efforts in fighting for justice for victims of Agent Orange/dioxin. After the presentation, some individuals came to ask about ways to help victims of dioxin. It is known that after receiving the award, Professor Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong transferred all the prize money (about 50,000 USD) to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to help victims affected by Agent Orange have a better life.

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