The annual awards, announced Wednesday, are named after a Philippine president who died in a 1957 plane crash, and honour greatness of spirit in selfless service to the peoples of Asia.
Filipina doctor wins Magsaysay Award for 2022 - BusinessWorld Online bworldonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bworldonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A psychiatrist who helped fellow Cambodians recover from trauma resulting from the Khmer Rouge’s genocidal rule and a Japanese ophthalmologist who led an effort to treat thousands of Vietnamese villagers were among those selected for this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize. The other…