Award ceremony to be held today

Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, a grand ceremony will be held today to honour the laureate of the fourth edition of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity. The “Isa Award for Service to Humanity” is a highly valuable award as it carries the name of the late Amir, HH Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who had been dedicated in the humanitarian field, and promoted his country’s image as a beacon of communication in the charitable and humanitarian fields.

The importance of this edition of the biennial award stems from the the fact that it is still unique in its field compared to other wellknown Arab awards, being the first Arab award in the humanitarian service. It also builds on the outstanding success of the past three editions which covered different geographical regions, and honoured individuals and institutions with acclaimed field work among the needy patients and needy. 

The laureates of the previous editions were Malaysian Dr Jemilah Mahmood, the President of the “Mercy Malaysia” foundation, Dr Achyuta Samanta, the founder of the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology in India, and the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt.  In June this year, the Board of Trustees of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, chaired by Deputy Premier HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, announced that “EDHI Foundation” in Pakistan as the winner of the fourth edition of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity (2018- 2019). 

The award was given following recommendations by the International Jury, which selected the EDHI Foundation after shortlisting several qualifiers from different countries.