Global Leadership Awards 2013 UN Foundation Award 2013 Polio Worker Foundation Award
Polio worker from India honoured with UN award
A polio worker from Bihar has been honoured with a
prestigious UN Foundation award for her work in protecting children from the
disease.
Martha Dodray, a front-line polio worker who is
"performing heroic work in protecting children from this crippling
disease" was honoured at the Global Leadership Awards Dinner 2013 in New
York on Thursday hosted by the UN Foundation and the United Nations Association
of the USA (UNA-USA).
Besides Dodray,those honoured for advancing UN causes
are Pakistan girls' education activist Malala Yousafzai, US Ambassador to the
UN Samantha Powerfor her fierce commitment to human rights, front-line polio
workers like Dodray, GE Africa, which is a leader in improving health care for
women and children.
Dodray, who hails from Darbhanga, said she was delighted
and felt honoured to receive the award at such a global stage.
Dodray was joined on stage by Ambassadors to the UN from
Afghanistan, Nigeria, Pakistan and senior BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha.
Leading Indian actress Priyanka Chopra also attended the
event and presented the award to the Documentary Group and filmmakers '10x10'
for creating 'Girl Rising', a feature film for girls' education.
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