This is also the first time a Vietnamese scientist has received the Noam Chomsky Global Connections Award.
The award presentation ceremony was held at the headquarters of STAR Scholars Network in the US on the evening of December 8 (local time).
Tran Xuan Bach, born in 1984, is deputy head of the Department of Health Economics under the Hanoi Medical University and also a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Bach was honoured with the Shining Star Achievementaward in the Research category in recognition of his research in the application of epidemiological-economic models to explore the determinants of infectious diseaseoutbreaks, assess nations’ vulnerability and identify cost-effective systems and human behavioral responses.
The young scientist has also contributed to the research, monitoring and evaluation of global health threats in Asia and the Pacific and has had over 300 papers published in highly regarded international journals in the global health science.
The Noam Chomsky award 2020 this year presented one North Star Medal for Lifetime Achievement, two Shining Star Achievement awards in the Research category, and two Rising Star Emerging Scholar Certificates.
