To support an annual planning meeting and provide technical assistance in India regarding infection prevention and control data sharing and best practices.
To generate RSV genomic surveillance data from low- and middle-income countries leveraging the RSV Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) platform.
To support the introduction of a change in Burkina Faso’s infant pneumococcal vaccine schedule to include a booster dose and to evaluate the impact of the country’s capacity to control pneumococcal disease among children and adults.
Harvey Alter, M.D., M.A.C.P., received the 2015 Fries Prize for Improving Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for his life-saving research and leadership in translating science into practice, which has prevented millions of new infections and cases of disease and death from Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infections.
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