Ciro de Quadros
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Dr. Ciro de Quadros is a leader in the field of Public Health, in particular, the area of vaccine preventable diseases.
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[edit] Eradication of polio
Dr. de Quadros played a critical role in developing the strategies now used worldwide in the eradication of polio. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number22_article2d.htm He lead the team which eradicated polio from the Americas. He received a Medical Doctor degree from the Catholic School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1966, and M.P.H. degree from the National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968. http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/127/2/156
[edit] Current Work
Since 2003, de Quadros has headed the Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute’s international immunization advocacy programs, where he works on issues such as the itnroduction of new vaccines, e.g. rotavirus, rubella, HPV, Pneumococcal and others and on issues related to the sustainability of national immunization programs. He is on faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and the School of Medicine of the George Washington University.
[edit] Public Health Awards
He publishes and presents at conferences throughout the world and has received a number of international awards, including:
- the 1993 Prince Mahidol Award of Thailand
- the 2000 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal
- the Order of Rio Branco from his native Brazil
- election to the National Institute of Medicine.
[edit] References
The Man Who Made Polio History A Pan American success Perspectives in Health Vol 10 Number 2 2005. http://www.paho.org/English/DD/PIN/Number22_article2d.htm
EDITORIAL Global Eradication of Poliomyelitis and Measles: Another Quiet Revolution
Ciro A. de Quadros, MD, MPH Annals of Internal Medicine; 15 July 1997 | Volume 127 Issue 2 | Pages 156-158 http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/127/2/156
Prince Mahidol Award Foundation - Biography of Laureate - Ciro de Qudros. http://kanchanapisek.or.th/pmaf/laureate-bio.en.php?type=ind&id=2007-08-14%2009:16:57
