Riko Muranaka

Riko Muranaka (村中 璃子, Muranaka Riko), medical doctor and journalist, is a lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Kyoto (Japan), and has been awarded the 2017 John Maddox Prize for her efforts to counter the hoaxes and misinformation related to vaccination against the human papilloma virus in her country, where vaccination coverage has fallen to 1% as a result of misinformation and unjustified fear according to WHO for the alleged adverse effects of this vaccine.[1][2]

The activity of Riko Muranaka has developed despite the hostility of certain sectors of the population, including academics.[3][4]

Biography

She received an M.A. in sociology from Hitotsubashi University and an M.D. from Hokkaido University School of Medicine.[5]

Delivery Ceremony of the John Maddox Prize

Ceremony held on November 30, 2017

At the award ceremony, Riko Murunaka's speech highlighted the circumstances that, according to the award winner, could have given rise to the distinction received.[6]

Vaccination against human papillomavirus

The WHO has evaluated the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) concluding that it is extremely safe and that it is not related to the adverse effects attributed to it.[7][8]

Almost 100 countries in the world include vaccination against human papilloma virus in their vaccine calendars in girls and adolescents.[9] Japan, however, stopped recommending vaccination despite the fact that its own technical committees found no relationship with the alleged adverse effects falsely attributed to this vaccine, and as a consequence, vaccination coverage fell to levels close to zero, not seen in no other country.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Doctor wins 2017 John Maddox prize for countering HPV vaccine misinformation. The Guardian, 30 de noviembre de 2017
  2. ↑ Women’s health champion, Dr Riko Muranaka, awarded the 2017 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science
  3. ↑ Premio a la luchadora contra los bulos sobre la vacuna del VPH en Japón. CAV-AEP, 04 diciembre 2017
  4. ↑ Normile D. Japanese physician snares prize for battling antivaccine campaigners. Science. HealthPeople & EventsScientific Community, 30 november 2017
  5. ↑ Professional profile of Riko Murunaka
  6. ↑ R. Murunaka. A Hundred Thousand Wombs. Note, 9 december 2017
  7. ↑ WHO. Meeting of the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety, 7-8 June 2017
  8. ↑ Human papillomavirus vaccines: WHO position paper, May 2017
  9. ↑ Bruni L, Barrionuevo-Rosas L, Albero G, Serrano B, Mena M, Gómez D, Muñoz J, Bosch FX, de Sanjosé S. ICO Information Centre on HPV and Cancer (HPV Information Centre). Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases in the World. Summary Report 27 July 2017
  10. ↑ HPV vaccination crisis in Japan. Lancet. 2015;385(9987):2571
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