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These Are The Real Awards

The REAL Awards was created to celebrate the work of a truly deserving group of people; healthcare workers who are saving lives every day around the world. For some of us, healthcare workers are available close to home, whenever we need them, but for many others, they are a scarce and distant resource. However, we all benefit from their extraordinary dedication to keeping our families and communities healthy.

The REAL Awards is your opportunity to honor a health worker who has inspired you. Nominate someone today, then spread the word about their lifesaving work by sharing their inspiring stories with your social networks.

1/12/2014: The 2014 REAL Award honorees are announced 

Global

Health workers from around the world

US

Health workers from the United States

Meet The Honorees And Share Their Stories

Read and share the stories of inspiring U.S. and global health workers

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About the Real Awards

The REAL Awards was created to celebrate and accelerate the lifesaving work of health workers everywhere. It is an opportunity for you to honor a health worker who inspires you, and spread the word about the vital work of health workers around the world.

The World Health Organization estimates at least 1 million more frontline health workers are urgently needed in developing countries, particularly in Africa and parts of Asia. Properly trained and supported frontline health workers hold the potential to save millions of lives.

Help us spread the word about the importance of health workers in all of our lives by nominating an outstanding health worker in your life, and by sharing their stories on Facebook and Twitter.

Blog

Honoree Acceptance Speech - Jane-hwa Huang

It is a privilege to accept such a noble award but most of all to have been nominated in the first place. I want to thank my dear friends, family and patients for this...

Honoree Acceptance Speech - Dr. Ben Oshrine

It is truly an honor and privilege to be among the honorees of the 2014 REAL Awards. My job as a pediatric oncologist offers the unique opportunity to participate in the...

Honoree Acceptance Speech - Ben Olmedo

30 years ago, I remember watching my grandfather have a heart attack in the back yard, trying to help him stand up from one knee and translating for my grandmother because she...

Honoree Acceptance Speech - Dan Budnitz

As a representative of tens of thousands of public health workers in local, state, and national organizations across the nation who have devoted their careers to improving and...

We are creating a movement to celebrate and support the lifesaving work of health workers around the world.

3 ways to help:

Tell your U.S. Representative that you support greater U.S. leadership on and investments in health workers around the world;
Tell your friends and families about The REAL Awards via your social networks and encourage them to visit The REAL Awards.com to participate;
Send a note of appreciation to a health worker who has made a difference in your life.

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