Earlier this year, 1537 pediatricians attended a session organized by Abbott Vaccines, India on the “Need of vaccination & hygiene for the prevention of rotavirus gastroenteritis & typhoid”. Speakers from ...
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EuTCV trial begins in Senegal
Photo: A laboratory worker operates a machine at the Institut de Recherche en Santé de Surveillance Epidemiologique et de Formation, Senegal (IRESSEF). Credit: IRESSEF Thanks to the hard work of ...
Read moreImproved WASH plus TCV shown to further reduce typhoid in Bangladesh
Improvements in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are key to preventing the spread of typhoid where sanitation infrastructure is insufficient. For further reduction in the typhoid burden, typhoid conjugate vaccine ...
Read moreVaccine reaches Nepal’s provinces just in time for typhoid season
Note: This post originally appeared on the Gavi VaccinesWork website. Typhoid season in Humla, a remote district deep in the Nepalese Himalayas, is fast approaching. However, Surbir Shahi, a ...
Read moreLet’s talk typhoid: Past, progress, and future projections
Imagine rewinding back to only five years ago. Typhoid is responsible for millions of infections and hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. It disproportionately affects a large portion of our ...
Read moreFirst TCV effectiveness study in Central Africa launched in the DRC
To read this blog in French, please click here As the urgency for typhoid prevention and control continues into a new year, February 10 marked a step forward with the ...
Read moreWe can’t stop drug-resistant typhoid without vaccines
For an increasing number of communities, typhoid is a real and dangerous threat. Symptoms can last for weeks or months, keeping children out of school and preventing families from earning ...
Read moreReflections on a year of vaccines
As many of us wrap up our work for 2021 and look forward to some time away from the office for rest and time with loved ones, it is a ...
Read moreThe time for typhoid conjugate vaccines is now
In many ways, 2017 may seem like a lifetime ago; yet our world has changed drastically. Most notably, our current daily routines have been changed by COVID-19, altering the way ...
Read moreNow we know: typhoid conjugate vaccines are highly effective in African children
Results from a historic study—the first typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) study in Africa—are in. The verdict? TCVs work in Malawian children, with an impressive 84% efficacy. As the Regional New ...
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