Global Vaccine Research Forum 2008 and parallel satellite workshops
Paris, France 29 June-2 July
Overview and Key Presentations
The 2008 meeting reviewed and discussed key issues in vaccine research and development. Particular consideration and reviews was given to the the following issues:
- Prospects for pandemic influenza vaccines
- Innovation,intellectual property rights and new vaccine production in the South East Asian region
- Rabies, an unrecognized health priority in Asia
- Update on vaccines against Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization priority diseases new vaccines
- Vaccines against cervical cancer
- Development of vaccines against HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis
Three parallel satellite workshops were held prior to the conference on:
- Vaccine cost-effectiveness
and on
- Ageing and immunity
and on
- Innate immunity and vaccination (organized by Institut Pasteur)
Summaries of both these meetings can be found below.