There is no one-size-fits-all approach to disease prevention. But when it comes to enteric diseases like typhoid, cholera, Shigella, and others, we have a clear toolbox of proven interventions that ...
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Author: Tara Petronio
Three things to know about typhoid and drug resistance
Drug resistance, also known as antimicrobial resistance, occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites evolve to resist medications that once effectively treated them. This makes infections harder and more expensive ...
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Humanly possible: The people making vaccine introductions a reality
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici World Immunization Week, celebrated the last week of April, is a chance to recognize both the lifesaving power of vaccines and ...
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L’humain au cœur de l’introduction des vaccins
La Semaine mondiale de la vaccination, qui a lieu la dernière semaine du mois d’avril, permet de mettre en avant le rôle vital des vaccins et de saluer les efforts ...
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Data collection in Cambodia: Ensuring high-quality data to support decision-making
This blog is part of a series on data collection, highlighting how local data are identified and used by countries to understand typhoid burden and aid in decision-making for TCV ...
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Data collection in Burkina Faso: Coordinating local partners to gather data on typhoid burden
This blog is part of a series on data collection, highlighting how local data are identified and used by countries to understand typhoid burden and aid in decision-making for TCV ...
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Climate change in Niger and its impact on community health
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici Climate change is becoming an increasingly severe problem in many countries, and Niger is no exception. The West African country faces ...
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Le changement climatique au Niger et son impact sur la santé communautaire
Le changement climatique devient un problème de plus en plus grave dans de nombreux pays, et le Niger ne fait pas exception. Ce pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest est confronté à ...
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The potential of typhoid conjugate vaccines to reduce antimicrobial use in Pakistan
Drug-resistant typhoid is a major public health challenge in Pakistan, where an estimated 25 percent of cases are extensively drug-resistant (XDR). In Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces, 65% and 44% ...
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Can glacier melt drive the spread of typhoid?
As climate change causes the Earth’s average temperature to rise, myriad environmental challenges result, from glaciers melting faster than ever to warming oceans and more severe and frequent weather events. ...
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