{"id":21487,"date":"2026-09-20T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/?p=21487"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T19:08:04","slug":"mission-21-receives-prestigious-international-award-for-global-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/news\/mission-21-erhaelt-hohe-internationale-auszeichnung-fuer-globale-gesundheit\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission 21 Receives Prestigious International Award for Global Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mission 21 Director Jochen Kirsch has been honored with the \u00abGlobal Health Catalyst Distinguished Leader Award 2026.\u00bb Kirsch accepted the award on Saturday evening at the Global Health Catalyst Summit at Harvard University in Boston.<br><br><\/strong>The jury thus recognizes Mission 21\u2019s contribution as a faith-based organization dedicated to global health, sustainable development, and human dignity. In particular, the focus was on the interconnection of health, education, gender equality, livelihood security, and peacebuilding across national and cultural boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his keynote address, Jochen Kirsch presented the collaboration with Global Health Catalysts, specifically regarding the development of the oncology platform \u00abComprehensive Cancer Center in the Cloud\u00bb (C4). The AI-powered platform provides patients and healthcare professionals\u2014particularly in the Global South\u2014with access to knowledge and treatment standards from leading cancer centers around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00abThis award shows that Mission 21, together with its partner churches, is working to promote sustainable, holistic health for people amid all the global challenges,\u00bb Kirsch said in his acceptance speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on Mission 21's health projects, please visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mission-21.org\/en\/what-we-do\/projects-and-partners\/?_themen=gesundheit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<strong><br><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission-21-Direktor Jochen Kirsch ist mit dem \u00abGlobal Health Catalyst Distinguished Leader Award 2026\u00bb ausgezeichnet worden. Kirsch nahm den Preis am Samstagabend am Global Health Catalyst Summit an der Harvard University in Boston entgegen. Die Jury w\u00fcrdigt damit den Beitrag von Mission 21 als glaubensbasierte Organisation f\u00fcr globale Gesundheit, nachhaltige Entwicklung und menschliche W\u00fcrde. 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