Best international reporting in any medium showing a concern for the human condition
AWARD DATE: 2000
AWARD NAME: The Madeline Dane Ross Award 2000
AWARD RECIPIENT: Laurie Garrett
AWARD RECIPIENT AFFILIATION: Hyperion/Newsday
AWARD HONORED WORK: “Betrayal of Trust: The Collapse of Global Public Health”
Laurie Garrett’s in-depth research and skillful reporting practically defines the category “showing a concern for the human condition.” Garrett describes the collapse of public-health systems in Africa, the former Soviet Union, India, and the U. S. Her work forces the public — and hopefully governments — to refocus on what a health system is supposed to do.
Citation(s) for Excellence:
Tina Susman
Newsday
“Africa’s Great Divide”
Matthew Hay Brown
The Hartford Courant
“Iraq: Between Sanctions and Saddam”