{"id":132371,"date":"2026-11-06T10:56:01","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T05:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=132371"},"modified":"2026-11-12T10:56:39","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T05:26:39","slug":"kochon-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kochon-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Kochon Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kochon Prize Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resource group for Education and Advocacy for Community Health (REACH), a not-for-profit organisation working to strengthen the tuberculosis (TB) response in India, has been awarded the Kochon Prize 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kochon Prize<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 2006.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is presented by <\/span><b>the Kochon Foundation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an <\/span><b>independent Korean non-profit foundation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in partnership with the <\/span><b>Stop TB Partnership.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It recognises <\/span><b>individuals and organisations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that have made significant <\/span><b>contributions to the fight against TB.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of a cash<\/span><b> price of US$ 65,000.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Previous winners from India include <\/span><b>L.S. Chauhan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2006), head of the <\/span><b>Revised National TB Control Programme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>Indian Council of Medical Research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2017) <\/span><b>and Molbio Diagnostics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2024).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Tuberculosis<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection <\/span><b>caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which primarily affects the lungs but can also impact other body parts such as the abdomen, glands, bones, and nervous system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Transmission:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It spreads <\/span><b>through airborne transmission,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mainly inhaling tiny droplets released from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Symptoms of TB<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persistent cough for more than 3 weeks, often with blood.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight loss, night sweats, high fever, fatigue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loss of appetite, chest pain, swollen lymph nodes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Treatment &amp; Prevention<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Curable with Antibiotics:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Requires 6-18 months of medication.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>BCG Vaccine:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-bacillus-calmetteguerin-bcg-vaccine\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The Bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG) vaccine<\/a><\/strong> provides moderate protection, mainly for severe TB in infants and children.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/indian-ngo-reach-receives-kochon-prize-2026\/article71673359.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kochon Prize is presented by the Kochon Foundation, an independent Korean non-profit foundation, in partnership with the Stop TB Partnership. 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