In recognizing the July 9th award of the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Water Prize for 2018 to Dr. Rita Colwell, Dr. Thierry Vandevelde, C.E.O. of the Veolia Foundation spoke of her "...outstanding contributions during the past 50 years toward solving the pathogen aspect of the world's water crisis through her technical and biological accomplishments, and her public advocacy of preventing cholera epidemics by removing its causative bacterial agent, Vibrio cholera, from drinking water sources".
From left: Mr Bernard Tan, Managing Director of Singapore International Water Week; Mr Peter Joo Hee Ng, Chief Executive of PUB; Professor Rita Colwell, Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize Laureate 2018; and Mr Harry Seah, Assistant Chief Executive (Future Systems & Technology) of PUB. Read more: https://www.siww.com.sg/media-room/news/press-release/details/2018-lee-k...