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XIX Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group

July 13th, 2011

The XIX Meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) was held from July 6-8, 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Experts from the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) gathered to acknowledge great strides made in vaccine development and distribution, along with discussing next steps for future success. Dr. Ciro de Quadros, Chair of the PAHO/WHO Technical Advisory Group of Vaccine-preventable diseases, and Executive Vice President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute was presented an award from the Argentina Ministry of Health. The award presented by Argentinean Minister of Health Juan Manzur was to recognize Dr. de Quadros’ long commitment to global health and his work in the field of vaccines.

Minister of Health of Argentina, Dr. Manzur delivers thanks to Dr. Ciro de Quadros

“[The Americas] is the first region in the world to eradicate smallpox and eliminate polio, rubella, congenital rubella, and measles,” states Dr. de Quadros, “ and it is also the leader in introducing the rotavirus, pneumonia, and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines.”

Click here to read the full press release in Spanish. Streaming video of the XIX TAG meeting can also be found here.

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Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI) Website Launch

July 11th, 2011

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new website for the Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI), a consortium of organizations working to lay the groundwork for dengue vaccine introduction in endemic areas. Dengue is now endemic in over 100 countries across the globe, and is the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral disease. Established in 2010, DVI builds on the momentum and capabilities of the Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative (PDVI) and focuses on creating an enabling environment for vaccine introduction and on maintaining a pipeline of vaccine candidates. DVI builds and expands on this history through working in partnership with governments, industry and the scientific community to increase the priority given to dengue vaccines at the global level and work for a world free of dengue.  To learn more about the Dengue Vaccine Initiative, please visit http://www.denguevaccines.org.

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Eliminate the Neglect: U.S. Support Needed to Expand Assault on Neglected Diseases

July 8th, 2011

Sabin Vaccine Institute President Peter Hotez co-authors a guest post with Bernard Pecoul on the PLoS Medicine blog today. The piece highlights the first-ever NTD meeting of the International Society for Infectious Diseases:

“If you asked the average American if they’ve ever heard of sleeping sickness, river blindness, or elephantiasis, you’d likely get a puzzled look. But ask a Congolese, Sudanese, or Bangladeshi about these parasitic diseases, and you might get a nod of the head or perhaps even a point in the direction of someone behaving erratically and slipping into a coma due to sleeping sickness, being led by stick by a child because of river blindness, or barely able to walk due to grossly swollen legs or genitalia caused by elephantiasis.

This weekend in Boston, health workers, researchers, donors, and social innovators from around the world will convene to discuss current efforts to treat patients and develop new drugs and vaccines for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) such as these. Most of us have never heard of these diseases, although they are the most common infections of the world’s poor, debilitating or killing more than 1 billion people in the developing world.”

Read the full blog entry here.

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Sabin President Dr. Peter Hotez Announced as Member of TAMEST

July 1st, 2011

The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST) welcomed Sabin President Dr. Peter Hotez as one of its six newest members today.

TAMEST, founded in 2004, brings together Texas’ top scientific, academic and corporate minds to further position the state as a national research leader and to provide broader recognition of the state’s top achievers in medicine, engineering and science. Members include Texas Nobel Laureates and more than 240 National Academies members.

In August, Dr. Hotez will join Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) as founding dean of a new school of tropical medicine that will train a new generation of medical practitioners focused on diseases of poverty. He will also lead the Sabin vaccine development program at Texas Children’s Hospital and BCM.

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