| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Samson | Agberotimi | North-West University | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Berushka | Padayachee | University of Kwa Zulu Natal | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lebea | Nthunya | University of the Witwatersrand | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Olaide | Oyelade | University of KwaZulu-Natal | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yegnanew A | Shiferaw | Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Michael Hermann | Kamdem Kengne | University of Johannesburg | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Adeola | Aasa | university of johannesburg | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Enock | Ndawana | University of Johannesburg | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kaminee | Maduray | CapeBio Technologies | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Charlene | Pillay | Durban University of Technology | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Mr | Bingxu | Li | Nanyang Technological University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Singapore | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Brenda | Tang | Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore | Treatment for Infectious Diseases | Singapore | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saša | Đurović | Institute of General and Physical Chemistry | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sladjana | Pavic | General Hospital Uzice | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Serbia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Idrissa | Diedhiou | Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricole/ Centre de Recherches Océanographes de Dakar Thiaroye | others | Senegal | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Hanan | Aati | King Saud University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Saudi Arabia | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ilyas | Khan | TON DUC THANG UNIVERSITY, Majmaah University` | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mohammed M. | Alqahtani | King Khalid University | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | SAYED SARTAJ | SOHRAB | KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |