World’s Top Vaccine Scientists To Discuss The Latest Research
June 20th, 2008 | by admin |Vaccines are critical tools in the fight to prevent high-burden infectious diseases in all age groups living in both industrialized and developing countries. Vaccine and public health experts will gather in Paris to review the promise of and challenges related to today’s vaccine research, what new products are expected and to discuss the way forward.
What
The 8th World Health Organization Global Vaccine Research Forum.
More information is available here.
Reporters are cordially invited to attend all sessions of the Forum.
Issues to be covered include:
- The long quest for HIV vaccines;
- Vaccines for the elderly and age-related changes in immunity; the new challenge of ageing populations in developing countries;
- Vaccinating teenagers against human papillomavirus (HPV), vaccinating against hospital-acquired infections;
- Therapeutic vaccines against cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, nicotine addiction, atherosclerosis (condition which may lead to heart attack or stroke);
- Vaccines for priority diseases in developing countries, such as malaria, meningitis and rotavirus;
- Pandemic influenza vaccines: current situation of avian influenza in animals and humans; update on clinical vaccine trials; and the
- Potential impact of a new tuberculosis vaccine under development.
Where
Institut Pasteur; 25-28, rue du Dr. Roux; 75015 Paris; France
When
29 June to 2 July 2008
Who
About 150 top vaccine researchers, scientists and public health experts from around the world will participate. The Forum is sponsored by the WHO Initiative for Vaccine Research.
http://www.who.int
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