Ciro de Quadros

Ciro Carlos Araujo de Quadros (January 30, 1940 – May 28, 2014) was a Brazilian leader in the field of Public Health, in particular, the area of vaccines and preventable diseases.

De Quadros played a critical role in developing the strategies now used worldwide in the eradication of polio.

He received a Medical Doctor degree from the Federal University for Health Sciences (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1966, and a M.P.H.

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 died of pancreatic cancer on May 28, 2014 at his home in Washington, D.C.[4] He published and presented at conferences throughout the world and received a number of international awards, including: