01 Feb WHO Pneumonia Expert Recognized for Efforts to Ensure Children Receive Life-saving Vaccines
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February 1, 2010
“WHO pneumonia expert Dr. Thomas Cherian will be honored by a group of the world’s leading infectious disease experts today for his pivotal work to accelerate access to vaccines preventing pneumococcal disease, the world’s leading vaccine-preventable killer of children under age five. The Global Leadership Award, given annually by the Pneumococcal Awareness Council of Experts (PACE), will be presented at today’s WHO Global Immunization Meeting in Geneva, and comes on the heels of the Gates Foundation unprecedented $10 billion commitment to fund vaccine research, development and delivery throughout the developing world…”