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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Tag: Climate Change
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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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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TCV: An early defense against typhoid in extreme weather conditions
Many typhoid-endemic countries are prone to extreme weather events. Heavy rainfall, cyclones, and typhoons can lead to floods, which may damage water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. Floods can overwhelm ...
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How can Zimbabwe mitigate the risk of typhoid amid a drought?
Zimbabwe has faced recurring droughts in recent years, leading to severe water shortages. As a result, many Zimbabweans rely on alternative water sources, often resorting to shallow water that may ...
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As waters rise, so does risk of typhoid
In addition to improved water and sanitation, typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) can prevent illness to at-risk communities during extreme weather events. Heavy rains and flash flooding in Kenya have displaced ...
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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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Eliminating the risk of typhoid while confronting climate change
Earlier this year, Tuvalu launched a typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) campaign in schools and local communities, aiming to protect the entire population from typhoid. The country has recently seen an ...
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When the dam was spilled: the reality of typhoid risk
The Akosombo Dam was constructed in 1965 to provide hydroelectric energy to the people of Ghana. The dam is fed by rainwater and the water levels rise with increased rain. ...
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Typhoid burden, challenges, and the promise of typhoid conjugate vaccines
A recently published Nature Reviews Primer about typhoid discusses the epidemiology, disease burden, risk factors, genomics, and challenges, including multidrug resistance, diagnostics, and clinical presentation, as well as recent advances ...
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