There has been some good news this week for the HSE West, with the revelation that Director of Public Health Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan has been awarded two prizes by the British Medical Association for his book, 'The Atlas of Health: Mapping the Challenges and Causes of Disease'.

Dr Diarmuid O'Donovan.

The book charts recent and emerging trends to show how health, poverty and human rights are inextricably linked, and how inequalities are both avoidable and unsustainable.

Dr O'Donovan has found himself in the eye of a storm this week, with news that Galway City's water is contaminated once again, this time by lead.

The Atlas of Health was awarded the British Medical Association (BMA) Medical Book award for Public Health. It was also chosen from the winners of all the short-listed books in all award categories for the BMA Board of Science Award for the Public Understanding of Science.

Dr O'Donovan, who also lectures at NUI, Galway, is a medical doctor who has lived and worked in Sub-Saharan Africa.

"People everywhere are more interconnected than ever before. Yet, as life expectancy and quality of life improve for the rich, millions are still dying for want of food, clean water, and affordable medicines.

"These gross inequities are unsustainable, and we all have a role to play in addressing them. Health and human rights are inextricably linked," he said.

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