Ramon Magsaysay Award

Subject – Awards

Context – Vaccine pioneer wins Ramon Magsaysay award.

Concept –

The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1957 and is considered as Asia’s premier prize and highest honour.
It is named after Ramon Magsaysay, the third president of the Republic of the Philippines.
Till 2009 awards have traditionally been given in five categories: government service; public service; community leadership; journalism, literature, and creative communication arts; and peace and international understanding.
However, post 2009, the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation annually selects the awardees for the field of Emergent Leadership. Awardees are presented with a certificate, a medallion with an embossed image of Ramon Magsaysay and cash prize.
The award is internationally-recognized as the Nobel Prize counterpart of Asia and is the highest award given to Asian individuals and organizations.