Which Nobel Prize has made the biggest difference to children’s health?
Can Nobel Prize-winning discoveries help us understand what has made the greatest difference to children’s health? During Nobel Calling Stockholm in October, this question was explored as part of a project examining how scientific breakthroughs have shaped child health globally and in Sweden.
During Nobel Calling Stockholm in October, the team behind the project Which Nobel Prize has made the biggest difference to children’s health? explored how discoveries awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine have shaped child health in Sweden and globally.
Through lectures, interactive quizzes and surveys, high school students, medical students and other participants across Stockholm were invited to rank Nobel Prize-winning discoveries according to their perceived impact on children’s health. By comparing responses from different groups, the project aims to examine how people understand the contribution of scientific discoveries to children’s health and wellbeing.
The project team – Tobias Alfvén, Alma Nordenstam, Carita Olsok-Rehn and Vera Alias Alkas – presented and discussed the findings together with Pernilla Baralt, Secretary General of UNICEF Sweden. The discussions highlighted the importance of looking beyond scientific breakthroughs themselves to consider how they translate into improvements in children’s lives.
The initiative formed part of efforts to explore the relationship between scientific discovery and its real-world impact, while encouraging reflection on the advances that have made a difference to children’s health.
The team thanks everyone who participated in the activities, as well as Urban Deli for providing fika and excellent hospitality.