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We’re delighted to announce that
Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf-Johnson has nominated Merlin for the 2009 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.Announcing the Hilton Prize nomination, Sirleaf-Johnson said, "As I
searched for partners, I found Merlin â€" already saving lives in Liberia for over a decade, and already preparing to rebuild a sustainable health care system for our
people.â€The Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is the world's largest humanitarian award and was established by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in the US in 1996.The
annual $1.5 million award honours a charitable or non-governmental organisation that has made extraordinary contributions to alleviating human suffering anywhere in the world.Merlin has been
working in Liberia since 1997 and now helps to deliver a third of the country’s health care."No humanitarian organisation has been more instrumental in rebuilding
Liberia’s health care system from emergency to recovery than Merlin," the President said.The recipient of this prestigious Prize will be announced in Autumn 2009.Find out more about our long-term work in LiberiaFrom Emergency to Recovery: 10 years of health care in
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