Spanish Health and Research Honored with ABC Salud Awards

The thirteenth edition of the ABC Salud awards will be presented this Thursday, November 23, at the Casa de ABC. This year’s recipients include a microbiologist, Francis J. Mojica, a scientist who has been a crucial figure in the development of genetic editing that is revolutionizing medicine. Additionally, there are advances in mental health, fetal surgery, and data management and clinical history of patients.

ABC Salud has had an exceptional jury, chaired by the former Minister of Health, Ana Pastor. The jurors include the director of the National Transplant Organization (ONT), the director of the Carlos III Health Institute, the president of the General Council of Official Medical Associations, the vice-rector of the Pontifical University of Comillas, and many others involved in the health care sector.

The 2023 winners include:

– The work of microbiologist Francis J. Mojica

– A new fast-acting antidepressant developed by pharmaceutical company Janssen

– A clinical history project in private healthcare

– A pediatric transplantation project

– A mental health awareness campaign

– A hospital in Seville that helps babies with malformations

– An oncological hyper-early diagnosis and prevention unit

– A foundation dedicated to improving