News from the Field

Read interviews and updates from PneumoADIP colleagues around the world.

Interview on Interactions between Flu and Pneumonia with Prof. Keith Klugman, Professor, Emory University

Professor Keith Klugman is an internationally recognized expert on pneumonia from South Africa and the Emory University William H. Foege Chair in Global Health. Prof. Klugman discusses the etiology, implications, and interactions of influenza and pneumonia, and shares his view of the role of pneumococcal vaccination in pandemic preparedness.  Read more>>

Interview with Nurse Dochyta Falcon, Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua

Dochyta Falcon works as a nurse in the Dr. Alfonso Moncada Guillen Hospital in Ocotal, Nicaragua, a town high in the country’s northern mountains...Dochyta is often the first to see children brought to the hospital suffering from pneumonia.  Read more>>

Interview with Dr. Ciro de Quadros of The Sabin Vaccine Institute

Dr de Quadros has also worked for the World Health Organization as Chief Epidemiologist for the Smallpox Eradication Program in Ethiopia. He participated in the pioneering development of surveillance and containment strategies for smallpox eradication and directed successful polio and measles eradication efforts for the Western Hemisphere.  Read more>>

Interview with Angelica Floren from Fundacion Dominica De Infectologia, Florida, USA

Dr. Angelica Floren is currently president of the Fundacion Dominicana de Infectologia of Florida (www.dominicankids.org), a non-profit, tax exempt organization dedicated to the economic support of the Department of Infectious Diseases of Robert Reid Children’s (RRC) Hospital.
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New Zealand's Experience with PCV-7 Introduction - An Interview with Fiona Colvert from Meningitis Trust

New Zealand joins over 20 other countries to introduce pneumococcal vaccines to national immunization programs.
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Interview with President of Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers Network

Developing country manufacturers are an important part of the global supply of life-saving vaccines.
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Health Impact of 7-Valent PCV in Alaska

CDC reports on evidence of replacement disease in Alaska emphasizing that vaccine health impact continues to be highly effective.
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Pneumococcal Vaccines Cost-Effectiveness: International Analysis

Interview with health economist, Dr Anashua Sinha, lead author of The Lancet paper.
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The Gambia PCV Trial Publication - One Year Later

March 26th marks the 1-year anniversary of the landmark publication of The Gambia pneumococcal conjugate vaccine trial in The Lancet. Dr. Felicity Cutts, the Principal Investigator, spoke with PneumoADIP.
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News from ICDDRB

Bangladesh pneumococcal project receives government funding and recognition.
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Health Impact of 7-Valent PCV in US

CDC reports phenomenal public health impact of routine pneumococcal vaccination.
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PneumoADIP Web-Based Survey 2005

Summer, 2005. PneumoADIP conducted a web-based survey during the summer in order to assess what the broad pneumococcal community thinks about childhood pneumococcal vaccine supply and financing.
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