An Irish woman is part of a team of international healthcare specialists who've been awarded £50,000 (€55,400) for their work offering better dementia care services.
Elaine Howard and her colleagues have been awarded the Atlantic Senior Fellows Award for their services to under-served populations in the East Mediterranean.
Ms Howard is a Master of Science in dementia and an Atlantic Fellow from the Global Brian Health Institute at Trinity College.
She received the award for her work with Egyptian geriatrician Hany Ibrahim and Greek neuropsychologist Stelios Zygouris on the development of the East Mediterranean Brain Health Initiative.
The project is aimed at promoting the sharing of information and expertise among the countries involved.
Greek and Egypt are the first countries involved, with the overall aim of creating a 'vibrant community of expertise' in the East Mediterranean.
Ms Howard works in both private and NGO health care sectors.
The Atlantic Institute explained: "[Her] expertise lies in developing and implementing personalized care for people with dementia, facilitating changes in practice, and sharing knowledge to enable practice and policy change across the wider sector."
The institute's executive director Dr Penelope Brook said the inaugural Senior Fellow Awards, which were presented in Oxford last night, "recognise, support and celebrate impactful work".
Ms Howard's team was one of two to receive the £50,000 award.
The other winners of the inaugural award were Somporn Pengkam of Thailand and Beverly Lorraine Chua Ho of the Philippines.
They were awarded for their work with local communities in the Philippines to 'understand and address' the health impacts of large-scale industrial projects.
