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Brief Report on the Second Asian Vaccine Conference (ASVAC) 2010
The second Asian Vaccine Conference (ASVAC) 2010 with the theme “ Every Vaccine for Everyone: Ensuring Equity ” organized by Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ASPID), International Society of Tropical Pediatrics – Philippines (ISTP-Ph) and Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) in partnership with PATH and Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP) was held at Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Philippines from July 22-24, 2010 with Dr. Enrique Tayag as the over-all chair. Many distinguished international speakers were invited as well as members of the ASAP, the EPI and National immunization program managers of many Asian countries and the leaders of the three organizing societies, ASPID, ISTP-Ph and PFV. There were 400 participants from several countries mainly from Asia.
The ASVAC 2010 highlights the promise of renewed understanding that everyone should benefit from one of the few miracles in science and health: Vaccines. The theme, “ Every Vaccine for Everyone: Ensuring Equity ” underscores the right of everyone to access all vaccines regardless of beliefs, practice or behavior. There are constraints however, ranging from personal biases to inadequate health sector response. There is much lesson to be learned from the recent global H1N1 vaccination that aptly measure our collective efforts to protect the world not only against a severe pandemic but also against fear, uncertainty and doubt.
The Scientific Program comprised Plenary, and Symposium sessions covered Immunization and global control of infectious diseases, Defeating diarrheal disease: Integrating rotavirus vaccines, Protecting children from bacterial respiratory infections: A priority for Asia, Ensuring vaccine supply, WHO general recommendation for vaccination, Addressing system wide barriers to immunization which included role of government, NGO, doctors and pharmaceutical industry, Global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia by ASAP, Planning, implementing and evaluating effective and cost-effective immunization programs: The Canadian experience, intervention and mobilization for action – Country Initiatives, Looking at the broader picture for pneumococcal disease, Disease burden: Assessment and decision-making, Equity and child survival strategies, Immunity and nutrition, Old wine in a new bottle: A low-cost, killed oral cholera vaccine and Vaccination for special group which included Older persons, Maternal and neonatal immunization and Immunocompromised host.
The CALL FOR ACTION was addressed at the closing ceremony
The ASVAC 2010 was successful in sharing the strategies and activities to achieve universal vaccination by various groups and is feasible to be adopted by the community at large.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
Secretary General, Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
President, the 9th international Congress of Tropical Pediatrics 17-19, October, 2011, Thailand
The second Asian Vaccine Conference (ASVAC) 2010 with the theme “ Every Vaccine for Everyone: Ensuring Equity ” organized by Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (ASPID), International Society of Tropical Pediatrics – Philippines (ISTP-Ph) and Philippine Foundation for Vaccination (PFV) in partnership with PATH and Asian Strategic Alliance for Pneumococcal Disease Prevention (ASAP) was held at Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Philippines from July 22-24, 2010 with Dr. Enrique Tayag as the over-all chair. Many distinguished international speakers were invited as well as members of the ASAP, the EPI and National immunization program managers of many Asian countries and the leaders of the three organizing societies, ASPID, ISTP-Ph and PFV. There were 400 participants from several countries mainly from Asia.
The ASVAC 2010 highlights the promise of renewed understanding that everyone should benefit from one of the few miracles in science and health: Vaccines. The theme, “ Every Vaccine for Everyone: Ensuring Equity ” underscores the right of everyone to access all vaccines regardless of beliefs, practice or behavior. There are constraints however, ranging from personal biases to inadequate health sector response. There is much lesson to be learned from the recent global H1N1 vaccination that aptly measure our collective efforts to protect the world not only against a severe pandemic but also against fear, uncertainty and doubt.
The Scientific Program comprised Plenary, and Symposium sessions covered Immunization and global control of infectious diseases, Defeating diarrheal disease: Integrating rotavirus vaccines, Protecting children from bacterial respiratory infections: A priority for Asia, Ensuring vaccine supply, WHO general recommendation for vaccination, Addressing system wide barriers to immunization which included role of government, NGO, doctors and pharmaceutical industry, Global action plan for the prevention and control of pneumonia by ASAP, Planning, implementing and evaluating effective and cost-effective immunization programs: The Canadian experience, intervention and mobilization for action – Country Initiatives, Looking at the broader picture for pneumococcal disease, Disease burden: Assessment and decision-making, Equity and child survival strategies, Immunity and nutrition, Old wine in a new bottle: A low-cost, killed oral cholera vaccine and Vaccination for special group which included Older persons, Maternal and neonatal immunization and Immunocompromised host.
The CALL FOR ACTION was addressed at the closing ceremony
The ASVAC 2010 was successful in sharing the strategies and activities to achieve universal vaccination by various groups and is feasible to be adopted by the community at large.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
Secretary General, Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases
President, the 9th international Congress of Tropical Pediatrics 17-19, October, 2011, Thailand
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