Recognizing the Sabin Vaccine Institute on the 20th anniversary of its founding.

Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute was founded in honor of the late Dr. Albert B. Sabin, a distinguished scientific figure in the history of medicine and the developer of the oral live-virus polio vaccine, who died on March 3, 1993; Whereas for the past 20 years, the Sabin Vaccine Institute has demonstrated noteworthy success in its mission to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and expanding access to affordable medicine for the world’s poorest people; Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute and Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, operating in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and many collaborators worldwide, is dedicated to the creation of vaccines to prevent NTDs; Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute raises public visibility and mobilizes the necessary funding in the pursuit of controlling and eliminating the seven most common NTDs, including roundworm, hookworm, whipworm, lymphatic filariais (elephantiasis), schistosomiasis (snail fever), trachoma, and river blindness, which can be treated for approximately 50 cents per person per year with existing medicine; Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute attempts to break the cycle of poverty amongst adults and children by providing life-saving vaccinations that lead to fuller, more productive lives; Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s mission is to reduce needless human suffering from vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and promoting expanded access to affordable medical treatments Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute understands the importance that healthy infants and adults have on family stabilization and productive societies; and Whereas the Sabin Vaccine Institute continues its work throughout impoverished countries of the world to improve the future lives of nearly 2,000,000,000 people still plagued by NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases: Now, therefore, be it That the House of Representatives— (1) applauds the Sabin Vaccine Institute on 20 years of success; (2) supports the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine in their efforts to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and expanding access to affordable medicine for the world’s poorest people; and (3) encourages the leadership and staff of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Texas Children’s Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine to continue their commendable work on behalf of those who still suffer from NTDs and vaccine-preventable diseases.

Summary: Recognizes the Sabin Vaccine Institute on 20 years of success. Expresses support for the efforts of the Institute, Texas Children's Hospital, and Baylor College of Medicine to reduce the prevalence of neglected tropical diseases by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and expanding access to affordable medicine for the world's poorest people.