Dr Biangtung Langkham, has been involved in early responses to the twin epidemics of drug use and HIV in his hometown of Churachandpur, Manipur, India since the early 1990s. Starting within the Christian community in Manipur, he has gone on to work across tribal and religious boundaries, facilitating local community based responses to HIV and substance misuse. The Shalom project.

Runners up

Reverend Canon Gideon Byamugisha is an ordained priest in the Church of Uganda.  In 1992, he became the first African religious leader to openly declare his HIV-positive status.  He has since devoted his life to an AIDS ministry which has taken him to over 40 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and many other parts of the world.

Dr. Jo Lusi uses a wholistic and community based model to reach out to people suffering with the HIV virus, and especially women traumatized by rape, as told in a recent Newsweek article, Nov 2006.  Christianity Today has described Jo as "being built like George Foreman and having the vocabulary of Mohammed Ali".  This is an appropriate metaphor as Jo is a strong advocate of patients with HIV in both word and deed.  He does this with a sense of urgency.

Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi is an obstetrician and researcher. She has been working at Kenya Medical Research Institute for the last twelve  years where she has been involved in many research projects related to HIV and AIDS. Her community work has continued to make a tremendous impact in the community at large. As a honorary lecturer at the University of Nairobi and at the same time the Principle investigator of the many studies she has been involved in, Dr. Bukusi continues as a role model and mentor to many students, colleagues and community members.

 

 

 

 

Thank you for your participation and interest in the nomination process.

We are excited to announce that we have eight wonderful people
nominated.

The following have been nominated for the inaugural "Dignity and Right to Health" Award.

1. Nathan Grills - Australia
2. Gideon Byamugisha - Uganda
3. Veronica Moss - UK
4. Jo Lusi -DRC
5. Dr. Langkham - India
6. Bobby Zachariah - India
7. Shobha Yohan - India
8. Elisabeth Bukusi - Kenya.

The winner will be announced on December 1, World AIDS Day.