Vaccine Study Group

The Vaccine Study Group is a study group of the University of Manila - National Institutes of Health 

VSG UPM - NIH

The Vaccine Study Group (VSG) was pioneered in the 1990s by Dr. Lulu Bravo and other pediatric infectious disease experts in the Philippines. 

The group's mission is to translate vaccine research into action to improve vaccine coverage and reduce childhood morbidity and mortality. 

VSG has conducted numerous studies on vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases, including clinical trials for new vaccines and epidemiological studies. VSG has also collaborated with various institutions and organizations, both local and international, to raise awareness of vaccination and support vaccination programs.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Convenors
Lulu C. Bravo, MD 

Co-convenors
May B. Montellano, MD
Josefina C. Carlos, MD 

Members
Ma. Liza M. Gonzales, MD
Anna Lisa T. Ong-Lim, MD
Charissa Fay B. Tabora, MD
Grace Devota G. Go, MD
Rose Z. Capeding, MD
Jonathan G. Lim, MD
January Anne A. Pardo, MD
Nancy Bermal, MD

Executive Secretary
Kathrina B. Libunao-de Loyola, RN

CLINICAL STUDIES AND VACCINE TRIALS DONE

Vaccine Trials

• BCG Vaccine

• Polio vaccine

• Hexavalent vaccine

• Influenza vaccine

• Meningococcal vaccine

• Dengue vaccine

• Rabies Vaccine

• RSV Vaccine

• COVID-19 vaccine

Epidemiological Studies

• Rotavirus

• Pneumococcal

• Dengue

• Norovirus Disease

• COVID-19

CONTACT US

Vaccine Study Group

Location: Rm. 112 ICHHD-NIH UP Manila, 623 Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines 1000
Email: vsg1998@yahoo.com
Phone no.: +63-2-87721056
Mobile no.: +63-9173266802/+639189215998
Website: https://www.philvaccine.org/vsg

UP Manila - Research Ethics Board (UPMREB) Awarded: FERCAP 2019 Best Ethics Committee

Location: Room 126, National Institutes of Health, UP Manila 623 Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, 1000 Manila
Email: upmreb@post.upm.edu.ph
Telephone: +63-2-85264346
Website: https://reb.upm.edu.ph/

OUR PARTNERS