The Roux Prize is a $100,000 award available to individuals and groups, based anywhere in the world, who have used health evidence in innovative ways to improve population health.

The prize is administered by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), based at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and was established in 2013 to encourage efforts to make Global Burden of Disease (GBD) research – encompassing research that investigates health loss due to diseases, injuries and risk factors by age, sex, and geography over time, including antimicrobial resistance and climate change – more accessible and useful and recognise innovative applications of GBD research to improve global health.

IHME is the coordinating centre for the GBD study – a collaborative research effort to measure epidemiological levels and trends around the world and advocate for evidence-based strategies to mitigate risks and enhance global health outcomes.

Award winners can use the prize fund for any research, educational or personal purpose. Self-nominations are discouraged.

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