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Olga Havel Award 2010 at Prague Crossroads

MUDr. Jiří Kříž, the head physician at the Spinal Cord Unit, a division of the Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine at the 2nd Faculty of Medicine of Charles University and University Hospital Motol, received the Olga Havel Award 2010 on 7th June 2010. The jury of the Olga Havel Award selected from 17 nominations and decided to honour Jiří Kříž who, despite of his own disability, helps paraplegics throughout the Czech Republic. Award Ceremony was held in the area of the Prague Crossroads on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the patron of the Award the Committee of Good Will – Olga Havel Foundation.

First Award was introduced by Mrs. Olga Havel in 1995. Since then, it is annually given to handicapped individuals, who have greatly contributed to the improvement of living conditions of other people with disabilities. You can learn more about the Award or the Committee on www.vdv.cz.

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