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VACCINATIONS
Agis Terzidis, Paediatrician
Spyridon Gialamas, Medical Doctor
SEMINAR ON TROPICAL AND TRAVEL MEDICINE AT TTCIH
Athens University Medical School
IFAKARA 1 JULY 2009
IMMUNIZATION - VACCINATION….A LONG STORY
One of the most effective «weapons» in medicine
10th century in Central Asia Smallpox Africa - Europe
1798 Edward Jenner immunizes first time against smallpox
1885 Louis Pasteur prepares the 1st vaccine against Rabbies
1927 BCG (bacillus Galmette-Guerin)
1955 Salk vaccine against poliomyelitis
1960 MMR….. HPV vaccine
SUCCESFULL VACCINATION
PROJECTS • SMALLPOX Vaccination WHO ( 1967 - 1977 )Last naturally acquired case SOMALIA 1977
1978 last death Global eradication 1979
MORE THAN 2.300.000 LIFES SAVED DUE TO GLOBAL VACCINATION PROJECTS
CONDUCTED BY WHO IN 2003
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VACCINATION PROJECTS A CONTINIOUS EFFORT
«GLOBALISATION INCREASED THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EPIDEMIC AND NOW MORE THAN EVER NATIONS SHOULD COOPERATE FOR THE ERRADICATION OF THE PREVENTABLE DISEASES»
Dr LEE John-wook Ms Ann M.VenemanGeneral Director, WHO Executive Director, UNICEF
2005, Global Immunization Vision and Strategy
MORTALITY OF INFECTIVE DISEASES (GLOBALLY 2003)
• 2.1 MILLION DEATHS DUE TO PREVENTABLE BY VACCINATION INFCTIOUS DISEASES
• 1.4 MILLION CHILDREN < 5 years
Measles ~540.000 hemophilus influenzae ~400.000 Pertussis ~300.000 Tetanus ( neonatal) ~180.000
• Deaths due to infections as a percantage % of known etiology deaths
Africa: 50% Europe: 2%
source: WHO, Global immunization Data, 2005
STRATEGYSTRATEGY
MONITORING - SURVEILLANCE
VACCINE AVAILIABILITY
QUALITY CONTROL
AWARENESS - EDUCATION
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GLOBAL SUCCESS ?
HPV vs DTP - POLIO - MMR……..
GLOBAL SUCCESS ?
HPV vs DTP - POLIO - MMR……..
GLOBAL SUCCESS ?
HPV vs DTP - POLIO - MMR……..
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The eight Millennium Development Goals By WHO
• MDG 1: To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
• MDG 2: To achieve universal primary education
• MDG 3: To promote gender equality and empower women
• MDG 4: To reduce child mortality
• MDG 5: To improve maternal health
• MDG 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
• MDG 7: To ensure environmental sustainability
• MDG 8: To develop a global partnership for development
WE CAN REDUCEHEALTH INEQUALITIES