Six Asian achievers to receive Ramon Magsaysay Award for year 2009
The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Monday announced that six individuals from Burma, China, India, the Philippines, and Thailand will receive Asia’s premier prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, for the year 2009. The awardees are led by Krisana Kraisintu of Thailand, who is being recognized for “placing pharmaceutical rigor at the service of patients, through her untiring and fearless dedication to producing much-needed generic drugs in Thailand and elsewhere in the developing world.” Deep Joshi, from India, meanwhile is being recognized for “his vision and leadership in bringing professionalism to the NGO movement in India, by effectively combining ‘head’ and ‘heart’ in the transformative development of rural communities.” Yu Xiaogang, from China, is being recognized for “fusing the knowledge and tools of social science with a deep sense of social justice, in assisting dam-affected communities in China to shape the development projects that impact their natural...