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India Today
22-05-2025
- Health
- India Today
US-based Indian doctor receives global recognition for vaccine research
Kolkata-born US-based physician Dr Ananda Bandyopadhyay, known for his significant contributions to India's polio elimination efforts and measles surveillance initiatives, has been awarded the prestigious IVI–SK Bioscience Park MahnHoon 45, of Gates Foundation, was jointly honoured with Professor Pierre Van Damme of the University of duo was recognised for their groundbreaking work in vaccine research, particularly the development and deployment of a novel oral polio The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), the world's only international organisation devoted exclusively to the discovery, development, and delivery of vaccines for global health, held the 2025 IVI-SK Bioscience Park MahnHoon Award Ceremony on April 30."It's great to receive such a prestigious award. It will be a big boost for future research. This recognition is a tribute to the global partnership and team effort dedicated to eradicating polio," Bandyopadhyay told PTI from Seattle.
Time Magazine
08-05-2025
- Health
- Time Magazine
Nicaise Ndembi
More than 21,000 people in Africa contracted mpox in 2024—a bad number that could have been much worse without the help of Nicaise Ndembi, then head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and now the deputy director general of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI). In his time at AfricaCDC, Ndembi led the continent-wide response to mpox—strengthening surveillance and screening and providing vaccines and medicinal therapeutics—and also established the Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing, which created a framework for regional vaccine manufacturing and self-reliance. In his new role at the IVI, he will work to establish home-grown vaccine research and development, accelerating vaccine availability and distribution across Africa's 54 countries.
