Typhoid imposes a substantial health burden in Kenya, causing nearly 48,000 cases annually in children younger than 15 years of age, but the costs of treating the disease had not ...
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Author: Prashant Mandaliya, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Nairobi
New typhoid conjugate vaccine from EuBiologics receives WHO prequalification
This important milestone could provide countries with an additional option for typhoid vaccination and can contribute to a sustainable supply of typhoid conjugate vaccines Seattle, United States and Seoul, Republic ...
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Understanding the cost of typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction in Burkina Faso
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici. In January 2025, Burkina Faso conducted a national vaccination campaign against typhoid fever, reaching more than 10 million children aged between ...
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Comprendre le coût de l’introduction du vaccin antityphoïdique conjugué au Burkina Faso
To read this blog in English, click here. En janvier 2025, le Burkina Faso a conduit une campagne nationale de vaccination contre la fièvre typhoïde, atteignant plus de 10 millions ...
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Updated WHO recommendations reinforce the importance of TCVs
On August 14, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) published revised recommendations for the use of typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV) in the Weekly Epidemiological Record. The updated recommendations continue to ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Martha & Thapelo Charlos
This piece was originally posted on January 6, 2020. For twenty-eight-year-old Martha Charlos, November 2017 was a difficult month. She had been facing personal hardships, and when her four-year-old daughter, ...
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Solidarity in action: Protecting refugees and displaced populations from typhoid
Today, more than 117 million people worldwide are forcibly displaced, driven from their homes by conflict, climate change, extreme weather, and other disruptions. Many refugees are not just geographically uprooted, ...
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Teamwork to take on typhoid and win a World Cup
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici. This month, the world will come together to cheer on their favorite national football (soccer) team as the World Cup kicks off ...
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Un travail d’équipe pour relever le défi de la typhoïde et remporter une Coupe du monde
To read this post in English, click here. Ce mois-ci, le monde entier se rassemblera pour encourager son équipe nationale de football préférée à l’occasion de la Coupe du monde, ...
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Stories of typhoid: Mothers in Kenya
This piece was originally posted on June 18, 2018. Typhoid is a common bacterial infection that can have an outsized impact on young kids and their families, particularly for moms ...
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