Congratulations to Tiffany Duque, Winner of 2022 Anne Anderson Prize

The Anne Anderson Award recognizes a female member of Cochrane who has made a significant contribution to the enhancement and visibility of women's participation within Cochrane. The Anne Anderson Award is one of several prizes awarded annually.

Who was Anne Anderson?
Anne Anderson was a contributor to the stream of thinking and effort that gave birth to evidence-based health care. A clinically qualified reproductive physiologist, Anne had an active interest in women’s health, co-editing the first edition of Women’s Problems in General Practice with Ann McPherson and contributed to Effectiveness and Satisfaction in Antenatal Care (1982), edited by Murray Enkin and Iain Chalmers. She was discussing with Marc Keirse and Iain Chalmers the possibility of co-editing a companion volume on elective birth, however her premature death from breast cancer in 1983 ended her involvement. Anne Anderson was 46 years old when she died. Iain Chalmers, Murray Enkin and Marc Keirse went on to publish Effective Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth (ECPC) in 1989, dedicating the book in part to Anne. ECPC, through its systematic approach to assessing the research literature, is widely acknowledged to have led to development of Cochrane.

What’s the goal of the Anne Anderson Award?

The goal of the Anne Anderson Award is to recognize and stimulate individuals contributing to the enhancement of women’s visibility and participation in Cochrane’s leadership. In the footsteps of Anne Anderson, many outstanding women continue to contribute and inspire other women to improve health knowledge for the good of their communities.

The Award recipient receives a plaque from Cochrane honouring her contributions. She then designates the cash award of 3,000 USD to assist a woman from a low-resource setting with her Cochrane activities, who should eventually provide a brief written report on how the funds have been used.

"Tiffany Duque has 20+ years of experience in global and US public health, mostly in the areas of research, program design and management, and partnerships. Her technical focus area is global nutrition and she has lived and worked in many countries, including the US, Bhutan, South Africa, Mexico, and Colombia. Since starting with Cochrane in 2020, Tiffany has taken initiative to collaborate with Cochrane colleagues around the world, and also to encourage and motivate women and early career health scientists to get involved in evidence-based healthcare despite challenges they may face. In 2021, Tiffany founded the Cochrane US Mentoring Program which had 9 mentees in it’s first year, and currently has 28 in Year 2 – selected from 370 applicants from 41 countries. Her commitment, inspiration, and dedication to the mentees, 75% of whom are women, prompted her nomination by colleagues for this prestigious award.” Anne Anderson Committe Co-Chair, Bob Dellavalle