John of God 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord

At its meeting in Oviedo, the Jury for the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, composed of Íñigo Abarca Junco, Ramón Aguirre Rodríguez, Fernando de Almansa Moreno-Barreda, Viscount of Castillo de Almansa, José María Arias Mosquera, Count of Fenosa, Rosa Isabel Aza Conejo, Adolfo Barthe Aza, Antonio Basagoiti García-Tuñón, Antonio Brufau Niubó, Isidro Fainé Casas, Pedro Luis Fernández Pérez, José Antonio Fernández Rivero, Emilio Ferré Solé, Francisco de la Fuente Sánchez, José Luis García Palacios, Ignacio Garralda Ruiz de Velasco, Antonio Huertas Mejías, Alicia Koplowitz Romero de Juséu, Marchioness of Bellavista, Wenceslao López Martínez, Teresa Mallada de Castro, José Oliu i Creus, María del Pino Calvo-Sotelo, Mariano Puig Planas, Matías Rodríguez Inciarte, Pedro Sanjurjo González, Antonio Suárez Gutiérrez, José B. Terceiro Lomba, Gonzalo Urquijo Fernández de Araoz, Ángel Antonio del Valle Suárez, José María Villanueva Fernández, Santiago de Ybarra y Churruca, Count of El Abra, chaired by Javier Fernández Fernández and with Pedro de Silva Cienfuegos-Jovellanos acting as secretary, has decided to bestow the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord on the Hospitaller Order of St John of God in recognition of its exemplary work in providing care over five centuries. Present in over 50 countries, in the difficult times the world is facing today it focuses on such sensitive issues as the Ebola epidemic, migratory crises and, in general, the protection of the most disadvantaged and those at risk of exclusion.

Oviedo, 2nd September 2015