{"id":375239,"date":"2026-11-07T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375239"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:09:57","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:39:57","slug":"kochon-prize-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kochon-prize-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Kochon Prize 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> REACH, an Indian non-profit organisation, has received the Kochon Prize 2026 for its contribution to combating tuberculosis (TB).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Kochon Prize<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_375278\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-375278\" style=\"width: 321px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-375278\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-REACH.jpg?resize=321%2C401&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kochon Prize 2026\" width=\"321\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-REACH.jpg?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Source-REACH.jpg?w=704&amp;ssl=1 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-375278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; REACH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Kochon Prize<\/strong> is a global award that <strong>recognises individuals and organisations<\/strong> for their significant <strong>contributions to combating tuberculosis.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div><strong>Organised by:<\/strong> It is organised by the<strong> Kochon Foundation,<\/strong> an independent <strong>Korean non-profit foundation<\/strong>, in partnership with the<strong> Stop TB Partnership.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frequency:<\/strong> The prize is awarded<strong> annually.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established in: <\/strong>It was established in <strong>2006<\/strong> in honour of the late <strong>Chairman Chong-Kun Lee.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To recognises significant <strong>contributions towards combating TB and improving access to life-saving treatment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Prize Amount:<\/strong> It carries a prize of<strong> US$ 65,000<\/strong> and is the <strong>largest award dedicated exclusively to TB.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Kochon Prize 2026<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>2026 Kochon Prize<\/strong> was presented<strong>\u00a0in Indonesia on 5 November 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Theme:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cIntegrating the TB response in different health services to improve early diagnosis and treatment of people with TB.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Winner of Kochon Prize 2026:<\/strong> The 2026 Kochon Prize was <strong>jointly awarded<\/strong> to <strong>REACH (India), the Centre for Health Solutions (Kenya), and the Marshall Islands TB Control Program<\/strong> for their contributions to combating tuberculosis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: center;\">About REACH<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Resource group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health (REACH)<\/strong>, is a\u00a0<strong>not-for-profit organisation<\/strong> that has been working for over 27 years to <strong>strengthen India&#8217;s tuberculosis response through integrated, people-centred care.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It became the <strong>first civil society, non-profit organisation from India to receive the Kochon Prize.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: REACH, an Indian non-profit organisation, has received the Kochon Prize 2026 for its contribution to combating tuberculosis (TB). About Kochon Prize The Kochon Prize is a global award that recognises individuals and organisations for their significant contributions to combating tuberculosis. Organised by: It is organised by the Kochon Foundation, an independent Korean non-profit foundation,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kochon-prize-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Kochon Prize 2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,12039,7965],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-375239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","category-miscellaneous-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}