This blog was originally posted on the Sabin Vaccine Institute website. Typhoid fever is a life-threatening infection that the World Health Organization estimates affects 9 million people each year, mostly ...
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Author: Sabin Vaccine Institute
A community-centered approach: Introducing TCV in Bangladesh
In October 2025, Bangladesh took an exciting step forward on the path to protect children from typhoid: introducing typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV). During the course of a four-week introduction campaign, ...
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Soutenir les pays dans leur prise de décision d’introduction du VTC
La fièvre typhoïde constitue une menace sanitaire grave dans de nombreux pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire, notamment en Afrique de l’Ouest. La typhoïde se propage rapidement dans les communautés ...
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Supporting countries with TCV introduction decisions
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici. Typhoid fever is a serious health threat in many low- and middle-income countries, including in West Africa. Typhoid spreads quickly in ...
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A milestone year: Reaching 80 million children with typhoid conjugate vaccines
As 2025 comes to a close, I’m proud to reflect on the incredible progress on typhoid control accomplished this year. During the last 12 months, more than 80 million children ...
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Act now to stop drug resistance and prevent typhoid
In October 2025, Bangladesh introduced typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs), bringing the total number of children who have received TCV during a campaign to more than 130 million. This milestone would ...
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What one typhoid case tells us about drug resistance and severe typhoid complications
Cover photo: The Hôpital de la SIM Galmi surgical team ready to operate on another case of typhoid. The team operates on about 200 children with typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) ...
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Bangladesh seeks to reach millions of children with typhoid vaccine
Allow me to share the story of my country, Bangladesh—a land of great potential located in South Asia. Each year, the monsoon winds from the Bay of Bengal bring heavy ...
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A firsthand account of why typhoid prevention matters
There are more than 9 million cases and 133,000 deaths from typhoid each year, with the highest burden among children and young adults living in low- and middle-income countries. But ...
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Investing in water systems prevents typhoid
Waterborne diseases like typhoid are rising in communities hit hardest by floods, droughts, and failing water infrastructure, conditions all worsened by climate change. The link between climate resilience and infectious ...
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