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Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize banquet

Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize banquet

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) delivers an address at a banquet held at a Yokohama hotel on May 28 in honor of the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates, Prof. Miriam K. Were of Kenya and Dr. Brian Greenwood of Britain. The prize, awarded to the two recipients earlier in the day, is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates -- Prof. Miriam K. Were of Kenya (L) and Dr. Brian Greenwood of Britain -- pose for photos at a hotel in Yokoyama on May 28. The prize, which was established in July 2006, is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)

Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize banquet

Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize banquet

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) delivers an address at a banquet held at a Yokohama hotel on May 28 in honor of the first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates, Prof. Miriam K. Were of Kenya and Dr. Brian Greenwood of Britain. The prize, awarded to the two recipients earlier in the day, is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Prof. Miriam K. Were of Kenya (3rd from L) is awarded the first Hideyo Noguchi African Prize by Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda during an award ceremony at a hotel in Yokohama on May 28, with Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) in attendance. The prize was also awarded to Dr. Brian Greenwood of Britain. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

Hideyo Noguchi African Prize awarded to Were, Greenwood

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The first Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize laureates -- Prof. Miriam K. Were of Kenya (L) and Dr. Brian Greenwood of Britain -- pose for photos at a hotel in Yokoyama on May 28. The prize, which was established in July 2006, is named after Japanese biologist Hideyo Noguchi, who died in Ghana in 1928 while carrying out research on yellow fever. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)