Ciro de Quadros

Dr. Ciro de Quadros is a leader in the field of Public Health, in particular, the area of vaccine preventable diseases.

Ciro de Quadros

Eradication of polio

Dr. de Quadros played a critical role in developing the strategies now used worldwide in the eradication of polio.^[1] He led 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 a M.P.H. degree from the National School of Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968.^[2]

Current work

In 2003, de Quadros joined the Sabin Vaccine Institute, a non-profit organization honoring the legacy of Albert Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine. de Quadros is instrumental in the Institute's international immunization advocacy programs, where he works on issues such as the introduction of new vaccines, e.g. rotavirus, rubella, human papilloma virus, pneumococcal and others, and on issues related to the sustainability of national immunization programs. He is also on the faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health and the School of Medicine of the George Washington University.

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^[3]
• the 2000 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal^[4]
• the Order of Rio Branco from his native Brazil
• election to the National Institute of Medicine

References

1. ^ The Man who made polio history: A Pan-American success. Perspectives in Health 2005; 10(2).
2. ^ de Quadros C. Global eradication of poliomyelitis and measles: another quiet revolution. Annals of Internal Medicine 1997; 127(2): 156-8.
3. ^ Prince Mahidol Award Foundation. Biography of laureate: Dr. Ciro de Quadros, MD, MPH, Brazil.
4. ^ Sabin Vaccine Institute. Press Release: Polio, measles eradication leader receives Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal. April 30, 2000.

See also

Sabin Vaccine Institute

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