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Core-to-Core Program

Core-to-Core Program　
B. Asia-Africa sponsored by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Project Summary

Title: Establishing Research Network for Control of Childhood Acute Respiratory Infections in Asia and Africa
Chief Advisor: Hitoshi Oshitani, MD, PhD, MPH
Term: April 2017 – March 2020
Counterpart:
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippines
The State Islamic University of Syarif Hidayatullah, Indonesia
National Institute of Public Health, Cambodia
The University Teaching Hospital, Zambia

Overview

Overview
　　　Acute respiratory infection including pneumonia is known as one of the leading causes of deaths for children worldwide. We at the Department of Virology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine have been conducting comprehensive research on childhood pneumonia in the Philippines since 2008 and found so far that: viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) play important role as causative agents; there are patients who do not get medical services at the community level; the use of a pulse oximeter is effective device at the primary care setting, and various social factors that are associated with their actions.
　　　In this project, with aid of JSPS, we start to implement the project of creating a new network in Indonesia, Cambodia and Zambia, in addition to the existing network in the Philippines. This project aims to reduce mortalities caused by childhood pneumonia by applying the knowledge from our research in the Philippines to other countries. In each site, we conduct pilot studies in identifying obstacles and challenges in reducing of childhood mortalities by collecting and analyzing data including clinical and epidemiological factors and sharing common or specific problems.

News

10-13/12/2019 　Researchers’ visit to Cambodia from Japan
10/10-11/2019 The 3rd International Seminar for Research on Childhood Acute Respiratory　Infections in Asia and Africa was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
2-5/7/2019 Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
16-22/6/2019 Researcher’s visit to Cambodia from Japan
10-22/6/2019 Researcher’s visit to Cambodia from Japan
4-8/6/2019 Researchers’ visit to Indonesia from Japan
5/19-25/2019　 Researcher's visit to Japan from Zambia
2/28-3/2/2019 　2nd International seminar for research on childhood acute respiratory infections in Asia and Africa was held in Sendai and Yamagata, Japan.
2/10-23/2019 Researcher's visit to Zambia from Japan
17-20/12/2018 Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
13-17/11/2018 Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
16-19/10/2018　Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
8/12-15/2018　Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
7/15-18/2018　Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
6/9-24/2018　Researcher’s visit to Zambia from Japan
5/9-12/2018　Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
5/6-14/2018　Researcher’s visit to the Indonesia from Japan
4/30-5/22/2018　Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
3/27-29/2018　Researchers’ visit to Cambodia from Japan
3/7-25/2018　 Researcher’s visit to Indonesia from Japan
2/17-26/2018　Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
1/21-27/2018　Researcher’s visit to Zambia from Japan
12/10-18/2017 Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
11/19-25/2017 Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
10/24-26/2017 　1st International seminar for research on childhood acute respiratory infections in Asia and Africa was held in the Philippines
6/27-7/5/2017 　Researchers’ visit to Zambia from Japan
 6/14-17/2017 　Researcher’s visit to the Philippines from Japan
5/21-25/2017　 Researchers’ visit to Cambodia from Japan
 5/17-20(5/8-6/2)/2017 Researchers’ visit Indonesia from Japan

Contact

Department of Virology ,
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai,
Miyagi, 980-8575 JAPAN

TEL: +81-(0)22-717-8211
FAX: +81-(0)22-717-8211

EMAIL：med-virology-info*grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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【Links】

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

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