PROF LULU C BRAVO
VICE 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
important consideration is what doctor will
recommend
Press Conference
Media Education, Jakarta 4 December 2007
Theme
WHO Recommendation
– Pneumococcal vaccine should be a
priority inclusion in National
Immunization Programmes
Speakers
– Prof. Dr. Cissy B Kartasasmita dr,
SpA(K), MSc
– Prof. Dr. Sri Rezeki S Hadinegoro
dr, SpA(K)
– Dr. Sukman Tulus Putra dr,
Media education attended by 45 journalist from
SPA(K), FACC, FESC
newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, portal/ webs
Publications
Pneumoccocal Awareness in Singapore: Oct 2005
Awareness of IPD is significantly
low among moms in Singapore
Awareness of SP is also very low
but slightly higher than that of IPD
Yes
23%
Yes
8%
No
92%
Q4: Have you heard of the term Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (IPD)?
Base: All Respondents (200)
No
77%
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)
Disease Awareness to Public
Strategic Alliance for PD
Prevention
MPA Pneumococcal Disease
Awareness Programme
MPA’s
Positive
Parenting
Magazine
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
A Call for IPD Prevention: An
Awakening
Support from Pediatric Subspecialty Societies:
Pulmonologists, Neurologists, Gastroenterologists, Infectious
Disease Specialists
The UNITE Program
Inviting specialty societies and
individuals to commit to action under
the slogan “Unite for Pneumococcal
Prevention”
à 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
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
February 6, 2008
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 pneumonia
Burden of pneumonia among children under five
India
44 million
China
18 million
Nigeria
7 million
Top 7 countries
Pakistan
7 million
Bangladesh
6 million
Indonesia
6 million
Brazil
4 million
UNICEF; WHO. Pneumonia: The Forgotten Killer of Children. 2006.
Pneumococcal disease
v Not a notifiable disease
v No standard surveillance system
v The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine is not
included in the National Immunisation
Programmes of many countries despite the
WHO’s recommendation
ASAP’s mission
To contain and control pneumococcal
disease in the Asian region through
Awareness
Surveillance
Advocacy
Prevention
Objectives
v Collate and disseminate available data on
disease epidemiology within the region
v Create awareness about pneumococcal
disease 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 disease
v Generate consensus based on evidencebased 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 time
v Collaboration with other public health and
pediatric groups is welcomed
Strategies
v Collate region-wide information
v Engage with policymakers
v Promote awareness and disseminate
information among the public
v 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