The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

USPA NEWS - The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God, a non-profit organization with more than five centuries of history and presence on five continents, was honored Wednesday with the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord.

The foreman, who read the minutes of granting the award, justified the prize "for more than five centuries of assistance" to the sick who have the Order. This is one of the largest international aid organizations nonprofit operating in the world and has imposed other 26 candidates vying for the prize. The Hospitaller Order of St. John of God was founded in 1593 in the city of Granada, in southern Spain, and currently it has 350 centers throughout the world, with over a thousand brothers, more than 55,000 professionals and 9,000 sanitary squares where each year serves more than 27 million people around the world.

The 35th edition of the Princess of Asturias prize for Concord chose 27 candidates from countries such as Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Denmark, among others. The award consists of a sculpture by Joan Miro, the amount of 50,000 Euros, a diploma and a badge. The Concorde is the last of eight international awards that calls the Princess of Asturias Foundation. The winners acquire the dignity of Excellencies in the case of individuals and their equivalent in the case of legal entities.