Education Minister Yoav Kisch announced that Prof. Avraham Rivkind has been awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement. The prize committee stated in its rationale that the prize is awarded to Prof. Rivkind, one of Israel's leading general surgeons, for his decades-long work in developing trauma care. The committee emphasized that the crowning achievement of his work is the treatment of terror attack victims and IDF soldiers, and that Rivkind is a pioneer in developing new medical approaches and tools for saving lives that have become an integral part of the State of Israel's existence.
Israel Prize for lifetime achievement awarded to Prof. Avraham Rivkind
Tamar Trabelsi-Hadad|
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