COMO Members - Country - United States

Parents of Kids with Infectious Diseases

(USA)
http://www.pkids.org
“PKIDs' mission is to educate the public about infectious diseases, the methods of prevention and transmission, the latest advances in medicine, and the elimination of social stigma borne by the infected; and to assist the families of the children living with hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, or other chronic, viral infectious diseases with emotional, financial and informational support."

We encourage global childhood immunizations, using standard precautions in daily living, research to find cures for hepatitis B and C and HIV, prevention of the spread of infectious disease and elimination of fear of those living with these diseases through the education of kids and adults. Toward that end, we're constantly working to find creative projects that will change risky behaviors, illuminate minds and ensure the good health of children.

As a parent group, our highest priority has always been to seek the best care for our own children and to prevent other children from being harmed by infectious diseases. The policies we set and the paths we take to accomplish our goals have been and will always be determined by the parents we serve and our Board, independent of other organizations, pharmaceutical companies, governments or multi-lateral agencies. http://www.pkids.org

The Houston Area Immunization Partnership

(USA)
http://www.immunizehouston.org
The Houston Area Immunization Partnership helps individuals, physicians, and others with an interest in immunization to make smart choices about protecting our community from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Vision: A community protected from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Mission: To eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases by developing and coordinating our community's resources through public and private partnerships.

To fulfill our mission, we advocate evidence-based public policy that supports high immunization rates, encourage the use of immunization registries, provide educational resources at no cost to individuals and healthcare providers, and promote a "medical home" for every individual.

Please visit our website for more information: www.immunizehouston.org

GAVI - PneumoADIP

(USA)
http://www.preventpneumo.org
The PneumoADIP mission is to improve child survival and health by accelerating the evaluation of and access to new life saving pneumococcal vaccines for the world's children. The PneumoADIP team is a small, dedicated team based at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and supported by $30,000,000 from the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI).

Meningitis Angels

(USA)
http://www.meningitis-angels.org
Meningitis Angels is a nonprofit organization founded in memory of Ryan Milley who died with meningococcal meningitis. Our board is constructed of parents who have lost or had children suffer from meningitis.

We host a great international support forum, bringing to date over 400 families from around the US and the world together to combat bacterial meningitis.

We stand strong, educating the public, government and medical professionals about all forms of bacterial meningitis, especially meningococcal and pneumococcal, so that its early diagnosis and treatment will help save lives. We support the development of vaccines and other means of treating and/or preventing meningitis and sepsis.

Meningitis Foundation of America

(USA)
http://www.musa.org/
Founded and run by individuals who have first-hand experience with meningitis, Meningitis Foundation of America's main objectives are to help support sufferers of spinal meningitis and their families; provide information to educate the public and medical professionals about meningitis so that its early diagnosis and treatment will help save lives; and help support the development of vaccines and other means of treating and/or preventing meningitis.

National Meningitis Association (NMA)

(USA)
http://www.nmaus.org
The National Meningitis Association (NMA) is a nonprofit organization established in 2002 and founded by five parents whose children have either died or live with permanent disability from meningococcal disease. NMA's mission is to educate families, medical professionals and others about bacterial meningitis and prevention approaches to the disease. Our mission is to prevent other families from suffering from meningococcal disease, as our families did, not knowing that this disease is potentially vaccine-preventable.

The Becky Werner Foundation

(USA)
Mission statement
The Becky Werner Foundation was created to focus attention on meningitis education and awareness in the public and medical communities.  The Foundation is committed to early prevention and diagnosis of meningitis, to support  research for preventative vaccines and treatments for meningitis, and to support the sufferers of meningitis and their families.