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Former presidents of Guatemala and Chile and former PAHO director join forces with the Globa
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February 10, 2011
In response to recent debate about whether polio eradication is possible, Sabin Executive Vice President Dr. Ciro de Quadros and Pan American Health Organization Deputy Director Dr. Jon Kim Andrus co-authored the following opinion piece for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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September 29, 2010
Sabin Executive Vice President Dr. Ciro de Quadros received an award yesterday from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in recognition of his contributions to public health in the Americas and his involvement in the creation of PAHO's Revolving Fund for Vaccine Procurement.
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September 24, 2009
The Sabin Vaccine Institute was honored to be featured twice at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative. On Wednesday, September 23, President Clinton announced that the Global Network joined the Inter-American Development Bank in announcing their commitment to mobilize $30 million from the public and private sectors to raise awareness and funds in support of NTD control and elimination in the Americas, supported by technical assistance from the Pan American Health Organization.
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August 24, 2009
Dr. Ciro de Quadros, the Sabin Executive Vice-President, recently chaired the meeting of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting on vaccine-preventable diseases. The meeting focused on the progress made in combating vaccinte preventable diseases such as pneumococcal and rotavirus in the region of the Americas. It also examined the emerging threat faced by the H1N1 (swine flu) virus and other issues related to the control and eradication of vaccine preventable diseases.
