Louise Lown Heart Hero Award

The Louise Lown Heart Hero Award is given annually to celebrate and recognize innovative, preventive approaches to promoting cardiovascular health in developing countries and other low-resource settings.

The annual award amount is US$2000.

Dr. Bernard Lown, Nobel Peace Prize recipient, inventor of the defibrillator, and founder of ProCor created the award in 2007 to honor his wife's lifelong commitment to the rights and wellbeing of others through her work as a social worker, activist, and writer.

Who can apply, criteria, and timeline

Application

Presentation of award

2009 recipient - Be-Alive With Your Heart, Uganda

Be-Alive with Your Heart Uganda, recipient of ProCor's 2009 Louise Lown Heart Hero Award, was presented with the award on 22 September 2009 in a heart-healthy celebration.

Tonga local team

2008 recipient - Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention Program, Tonga

2007 award recipient

2007 recipient - HSFSA Children's Programme, South Africa

Louise Lown Heart Hero Award

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