PROF LULU C BRAVOVICE CHANCELLOR FOR RESEARCH AND

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA

Awareness/ educational activities

• Educational programmes emphasize:– Burden of disease and epidemiology– Clinical presentations, diagnosis, sequelae– Prevention and management

• Results of surveys– Focus group interviews with mothers à

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Press Conference

Theme WHO Recommendation

– Pneumococcal vaccine should be a priority inclusion in National Immunization Programmes

Media Education, Jakarta 4 December 2007

Media education attended by 45 journalist from newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, portal/ webs

Speakers – Prof. Dr. Cissy B Kartasasmita dr,

SpA(K), MSc – Prof. Dr. Sri Rezeki S Hadinegoro

dr, SpA(K)– Dr. Sukman Tulus Putra dr,

SPA(K), FACC, FESC

Publications

Yes8%

No92%

Awareness of IPD is significantly low among moms in Singapore

Q4: Have you heard of the term Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD)? Base: All Respondents (200)

No77%

Yes23%

Awareness of SP is also very low but slightly higher than that of IPD

Q5: Are you aware of the bacteria Streptococcus Pneumoniae or Pneumococcus (bacteria that cause infections of the ear, sepsis, pneumonia and meningitis)? Base: All Respondents (200)

PneumoccocalPneumoccocal Awareness in Singapore: Oct 2005Awareness in Singapore: Oct 2005

Disease Awareness to Public

Strategic Alliance for PD Prevention

MPA Pneumococcal DiseaseAwareness Programme

MPA’sPositive

ParentingMagazine

Official Launch of Magazine in Feb 2004

Taiwan Immunization Forum

July 26, 2007

The president and minister of DOH promised to increase budget for childhood immunization!

Awareness/ educational activities

• Awareness/ educational activities directed towards professionals and lay public– Presentations incorporated into scientific

programmes of specialty society meetings– Industry-sponsored CME meetings– Tri-media messages for lay persons

• Activities initiated by – NGOs (Philippine Foundation for Vaccination), – Pediatric Specialty Societies (PPS, PIDSP, CNSP)– Pharmaceutical industry

WHO Position Paper: Information Dissemination

• Symposium conducted during the 2007 annual meeting of the Philippine Pediatric Society

• Spearheaded by the Philippine Foundation for Vaccination

• Speaker: Jean Marc Olive, WHO country representative to the Philippines

A Call for IPD Prevention: An Awakening

Support from Pediatric Subspecialty Societies: Pulmonologists, Neurologists, Gastroenterologists, Infectious Disease Specialists

A Call for IPD Prevention: An Awakening

The UNITE Program

Inviting specialty societies and individuals to commit to action under the slogan “Unite for Pneumococcal

Preventionӈ the UNITE program

A Call for IPD Prevention: An Awakening

Signing the Pledge of Commitment

1. Dissemination of information

2. Participate in surveillance

3. Support inclusion of PCV7 vaccine in immunization programs

4. Encourage parents to have children vaccinated

February 6, 2008

Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ortigas, Philippines

IN WITNESS THEREOF, we affix our signature to this PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT on this 6th day of February 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel,Ortigas, Philippines

“ASAP wants to be the voice of our children …so that they can live longer and healthier lives

Pneumococcal disease and pneumonia• S. pneumoniae is the leading pathogen in pneumoniaBurden of pneumonia among children under fiveIndia 44 millionChina 18 millionNigeria 7 millionPakistan 7 millionBangladesh 6 millionIndonesia 6 millionBrazil 4 million

Top 7 countries

UNICEF; WHO. Pneumonia: The Forgotten Killer of Children. 2006.

Pneumococcal disease

v Not a notifiable diseasev No standard surveillance systemv The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is not

included in the National ImmunisationProgrammes of many countries despite the WHO’s recommendation

ASAP’s mission

To contain and control pneumococcaldisease in the Asian region through

AwarenessSurveillanceAdvocacyPrevention

Objectives

v Collate and disseminate available data on disease epidemiology within the region

v Create awareness about pneumococcaldisease and its prevention among professionals and the public

v Communicate and engage with policy makers regarding the importance of pneumococcal disease and its prevention

Objectives (continued)

v Encourage and support surveillance of pneumococcal diseasev Generate consensus based on evidence-based medicine and best clinical practices

… As soon as possible!

Brunei

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Korea

Malaysia

Macau

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

Sri Langka

Taiwan

Thailand

Brunei

Hong Kong

India

Indonesia

Korea

Malaysia

Macau

Pakistan

Philippines

Singapore

Sri Langka

Taiwan

Thailand

The ASAP network

v Affiliated to the Pneumococcal Council of Experts (PACE) and the Asian Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ASPID)

v Membership is expected to grow over timev Collaboration with other public health and

pediatric groups is welcomed

Strategies

v Collate region-wide information v Engage with policymakersv Promote awareness and disseminate

information among the publicv Serve as a regional panel of experts to

develop educational material for healthcare professionals

“PASSION IS THE MOVER TO ACTION… THE REASON IS THE

GUIDE..”

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN• Don’t miss the opportunity to attend…

– Theme: “Improving Child Survival: Achieving MDG4”

– April 11-13, 2008 , Manila Hotel– Limited Registration & Attendance. – Please register early