Fighting for Breath Read more about Fighting for Breath This presentation from JustActions gave an overview of how pneumonia is still the leading infectious cause of early death (0-69 years) across developing countries. Speaker Leith Greensdale also discussed the challenges and successes of the Global Pneumonia Forum.
Leith Greenslade Keywords child pneumonia deaths Asia ADB global forum children pneumonia Health Read more about Leith Greenslade Leith Greenslade, the CEO and Founder of JustActions. JustActions works with innovators from the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors to advance ten mutually reinforcing, measurable goals with the power to accelerate progress to a more just world rapidly, sustainably, and irreversibly. Flagship JustActions initiatives include The Every Breath Counts Coalition, The Missing Piece: why continued neglect of pneumonia threatens the achievement of health goals, the Motherhood + Public Power Index, and the #KnowHerName campaign.
Accelerating Progress Towards Ending Child Pneumonia Deaths in the Asian Region Read more about Accelerating Progress Towards Ending Child Pneumonia Deaths in the Asian Region In this presentation, Anna Detjen presented data from 30 high pneumonia mortality countries and how UNICEF is creating a sustainable response. She also discussed UNICEF's regional priorities to accelerate progress for child pneumonia.
Anne Detjen Keywords child pneumonia deaths Asia ADB global forum children pneumonia Health Read more about Anne Detjen Anna Detjen works as the Health Specialist for integrated service delivery (iCCM/IMCI), childhood tuberculosis at UNICEF in New York.
The Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia One Year Later Read more about The Global Forum on Childhood Pneumonia One Year Later
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Priscilla Rupali Keywords COVID-19 SARS ADB Clinical trial vaccine safety Health Read more about Priscilla Rupali Dr. Priscilla Rupali is Professor and head of Dept. of Infectious Diseases, Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India. She was a Senior ID fellow in the Dept. of Adult Infectious Diseases, Auckland City Hospital and has a "Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene" from Universidad Cayetano Heredia, Lima. She runs an annual course in Clinical Tropical Medicine at CMC. Early 2000s, she joined in pioneering distance learning course educating people in HIV Medicine.
Post-Authorization Safety Monitoring Read more about Post-Authorization Safety Monitoring This presentation gives an overview of Dr. Salmon's presentation on why safety monitoring is important after vaccination. Dr. Salmon also shared insights on adverse events following immunization and limitations of clinical trials. He also presented several case findings following COVID-19 vaccines.
Daniel Salmon Keywords COVID-19 vaccine ADB John Hopkins SARS Clinical trial safety Health Read more about Daniel Salmon Dr. Salmon’s primary research and practice interest is optimizing the prevention of childhood infectious diseases through the use of vaccines. He is broadly trained in vaccinology, with an emphasis in epidemiology, behavioral epidemiology, and health policy. Dr.
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Clinical Trials and Vaccine Safety Read more about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Clinical Trials and Vaccine Safety Dr. Stephen Prior shared his insight on vaccination, vaccine safety, and efficacy. He also discussed the comparison of vaccine development processes and COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials.