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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Tag: Africa
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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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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Réponse immunitaire robuste à la dose de rappel du vaccin antityphoïdique chez les enfants âgés de cinq ans au Malawi
Ce que nous savons : Les vaccins antityphoïdiques conjugués (VTC) sont recommandés et ont été préqualifiés par l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS). Selon des données antérieures, l’administration d’une dose unique ...
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Robust immune response to typhoid booster vaccination at five years in Malawi
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici What we know: Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) are recommended and prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO). Previous data show a ...
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The journey of a vaccine: from production to protection
New vaccine introduction is no small feat: it takes months of coordination, teams of people, and sometimes hundreds of miles before vaccines make it from manufacturing facilities to the communities ...
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Vacciner 10 millions d’enfants avec le vaccin contre la fièvre typhoïde au Burkina Faso
Le Burkina Faso est l’un des pays où la morbidité due à la fièvre typhoïde est la plus élevée au monde. Les enfants de moins de 15 ans sont les ...
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Reaching 10 million children in Burkina Faso with TCVs
Pour lire ce blog en français, veuillez cliquer ici Burkina Faso has one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world. Children younger than 15 years old are most susceptible ...
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Typhoid is costly for families and health systems
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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