Typhoid is a serious illness that can have a long recovery period. Beyond the physical impact of the disease, typhoid can be expensive to treat. Understanding the economic costs of ...
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Author: Frédéric Debellut, PATH
Vaccines + water, sanitation and hygiene offer protection in an uncertain world
Every year, on June 20, the world pauses to acknowledge the refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) of our world. We talk about their plight, we recognize the hardships they ...
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The Curse of the Magic Bullet: the dangers of one-size-fits-all thinking in public health
Promises of magic bullet – or one-shot – solutions have a long history in public health, where interventions from water closets to antibiotics and vaccines were often touted as definitive ...
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Alive, Alive Oh … Molly Malone’s plight exposes the unequal burdens of infectious disease
Dublin’s ‘sweet Molly Malone’ is a well-known sight on the city’s tourist map, and her ballad ‘Cockles and Mussels’ has been recorded by musicians from The Dubliners to Joni Mitchell. ...
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Welcoming Dr. Matt Laurens: a vision for typhoid prevention from the new TyVAC director
Dr. Matt Laurens is not new to the typhoid field. As a Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University ...
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How does climate change increase the risk of typhoid?
Climate change leads to severe and prolonged weather events, which adversely affect access to safe water and sanitation infrastructure. As a result, communities can face an elevated risk of typhoid. ...
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Inform, engage, vaccinate: reaching the unreachable children in Pakistan
Since an outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) typhoid, Pakistan has made great progress in typhoid prevention and control. In 2019, the country introduced typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), a highly ...
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Improvements in WASH facilities reduce the risk of typhoid
More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and the numbers are increasing. Slums in low-income countries often develop quickly, unplanned, and with limited resources for infrastructure. Water, sanitation, and ...
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It’s not goodbye, it’s see you later: a farewell and thanks to Dr. Kathleen Neuzil, TyVAC director
Dr. Kathleen Neuzil has been a stalwart leader of the TyVAC project since it began in 2017. She will shortly transition into a new role as the director of the ...
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ever-evolving EPI
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, is a global campaign that aims to highlight the importance of collective action to promote vaccination. In 2024, World Immunization ...
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