The Climate Edit Winners

After the successful inaugural Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination, which recognized five winners from countries affected by diseases such as polio, malaria, and NTDs, awarding them grants of up to $200,000 for their community-based projects, The Global Institute for Disease Elimination (GLIDE) introduced its second edition in early 2023, known as the Falcon Awards for Disease Elimination – The Climate Edit. This global initiative’s primary goal is to expand the knowledge surrounding the intersection of disease elimination and climate change while providing catalytic support to researchers to examine new and under-explored areas of the climate and infectious disease nexus. Nine exceptional applications were chosen to undertake six-month formative research projects, each receiving grants of up to US$50,000 to catalyze efforts in broadening our understanding of the connection between climate and infectious diseases. The final research papers are slated for publication during the UNFCCC COP28 event in Dubai end of 2023.