Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts

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Ciro A. de Quadros
Orin Levine
EstablishedDecember 2006

The Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE) is a project of the

pneumococcal disease, a leading infectious killer of children and adults worldwide.[2] The Council works in collaboration and partnership with countries, NGOs
, academia and industry.

Council Members

PACE is made up of 21 global experts on

infectious diseases and vaccines from 17 countries around the world. The Council is chaired by Ciro A. de Quadros, Executive Vice President of the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Orin Levine, Executive Director of PneumoADIP[3] at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
.

Council Member Affiliation Country
Chair
 Sabin Vaccine Institute USA
Chair
 AVI, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health USA
Zulfiqar A. Bhutta Aga Khan University Pakistan
Lulu C. Bravo Philippine General Hospital Philippines
Ron Dagan Soroka University Medical Center Israel
Calil Farhat
Federal University of São Paulo
 Brazil
Jesus M. Feris Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital[4] Dominican Republic
Javier Garau European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases[5] Spain
Najwa Khuri-Bulos Jordan University Hospital Jordan
Keith Klugman Emory University USA
Pavla Krizova National Institute of Public Health[6] Czech Republic
Shabir Madhi National Research Foundation[7] South Africa
David Murdoch
Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences
 New Zealand
Hans Rosling
Karolinska Institute
 Sweden
Samir K. Saha Dhaka Shishu Hospital Bangladesh
José Ignacio Santos National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico
Mathuram Santosham AVI, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health USA
Samba Sow Center for Vaccine Development[8] Mali
Fred Were Kenya Paediatric Association[9] Kenya
Cynthia Whitney U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention USA
Yong-Hong Yang Beijing Children’s Hospital China

Events

PACE has hosted and participated in a number of events worldwide to help raise awareness about pneumococcal disease.

On May 4, 2007, the launch of PACE was announced at a press conference in

pneumococcal disease burden. The Health Minister of Rwanda – the first country in Africa to introduce pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; and the Health Minister of Costa Rica – the first country in Latin America to implement a nationwide vaccination program.[11]

On November 20, 2007, PACE's European launch took place in Prague, Czech Republic with representatives from professional societies, PACE member Pavla Krizova, and the Czech Ministry of Health in attendance.[11]

On February 15, 2008, PACE held a press event during the 3rd Regional Pneumococcal Symposium

pneumococcal vaccines and to support the expansion of health systems to deliver them and monitor their impact.[13]

On June 10, 2008, PACE along with the

pneumococcal vaccines.[16]

On October 24, 2008, over 100 professional medical societies, institutions and organizations from around the world had signed PACE’s Global Call to Action to urge governments, donors and industry to ensure access to

pneumococcal vaccines. Rwanda announced that they would be one of the first two countries to introduce the pneumococcal vaccine into its national immunization program in the spring of 2009.[17]

On January 31, 2009 PACE and the Hib Initiative[18] hosted Childhood Pneumonia and Meningitis: Recent Advances[19] at Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. The event, brought together stakeholders in child health from Pakistan, including health professionals, representatives from the Ministry of Health and EPI officials. Event leaders, PACE Co-chair Dr. Ciro de Quadros and PACE member Dr. Zulfiqar Bhutta, highlighted the role of advocacy in combating childhood pneumonia and meningitis.[20]

On March 3, 2009, PACE, in conjunction with the

GAVI Alliance.[24]

In October 2009, PACE conducted a briefing and one-on-one meetings with members of the European Parliament and European Commission to recommend action on pneumococcal disease.

On November 1–2, 2009 PACE, a member of the World Pneumonia Day Coalition, sponsored a press conference, policymaker roundtable, rally, march and symposium to commemorate World Pneumonia Day in Bangladesh where the country’s leaders and advocates focused their attention on the prevention and treatment of pneumonia. These events and activities were led by PACE member Dr. Samir K. Saha. PACE World Pneumonia Day events also took place in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Kenya, South Africa, the Czech Republic, Israel, Pakistan, China and the Philippines.

Global Call to Action on Pneumococcal Disease

In 2008, PACE launched its Global Call to Action on Pneumococcal Disease Prevention[15] in partnership with 114 professional medical societies, organizations and institutions from around the world.[25]

PACE Commissioned Studies

PACE commissioned two studies, Sequelae Due to Bacterial Meningitis among African Children: A Systematic Literature Review,

pneumococcal meningitis will either die or be disabled as a consequence of the disease, even when treated with antibiotics in a hospital. As the three leading causes of bacterial meningitis in childhood are vaccine preventable, the regular use of conjugate vaccines would reduce the high burden of morbidity and mortality in both epidemic and endemic settings.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts | Sabin". www.sabin.org. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  2. ^ World Health Organization, "Pneumococcal vaccines"
  3. ^ "PneumoADIP".
  4. ^ "Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital".
  5. ^ "European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases".
  6. ^ "Czech National Institute of Public Health".
  7. ^ "National Research Foundation".
  8. ^ "Mali Center for Vaccine Development".
  9. ^ "Kenya Paediatric Association".
  10. ^ "PACE Global Leadership Award". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04.
  11. ^ a b "Global Health Experts Unite to Combat the World's Leading Vaccine-Preventable Killer". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  12. ^ "3rd Regional Pneumococcal Symposium". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
  13. ^ "Leading Health Experts Urge Turkish, Global Policy Leaders To Take Action Against Pneumococcal Disease". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  14. ^ The Lancet (2009). "Burden of disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children younger than 5 years: global estimates"
  15. ^ a b "PACE Call to Action". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04.
  16. ^ "Health Experts Call on Global Leaders to Ensure Access to Life-Saving Pneumococcal Vaccines". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  17. ^ "Medical Societies Join Forces to Assure Equal Access to Life-Saving Vaccines". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  18. ^ "Hib Initiative". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  19. ^ "Childhood Pneumonia and Meningitis: Recent Advances". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  20. ^ "Sabin Childhood Pneumonia">"Childhood Pneumonia & Meningitis: Recent Advances". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  21. ^ "Sabin Vaccine Institute's 4th Regional Pneumococcal Symposium". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
  22. ^
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  23. ^ a b c "Bacterial Infections in Persons with Sickle Cell Disease: A Review of Data from Africa with a Focus on Pneumococcal Disease"
  24. ^ "PACE Studies Unveiled at Sabin's 4th Regional Pneumo Symposium Reinforce Need for Pneumococcal Vaccine". Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
  25. ^ "PACE Partners". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04.

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