KARACHI: Professor Zulfiqar A. Bhutta presently heading the Aga Khan University`s Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health has been honoured with the World Academy of Sciences 2016 TWAS Prize in medical sciences.

The award recognises his `incisive work on academic paediatrics and public health in Pakistan, which has contributed to shape global child health and policy`. TWAS Prizes are in nine Helds and this year10 winners were announced at the Academy`s 27th General Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda.

The award is given to those who have been working and living in a developing country for at least 10 years.