During the past three years, Pakistan has confronted a devastating outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid to become the first country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunization. ...
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A reassuring new milestone for typhoid prevention
For the past two years, we have been part of the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) efficacy study being conducted by Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Patan Academy of Health Sciences ...
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Leading the way: Pakistan introduces typhoid conjugate vaccine
Today, Pakistan made history as the first country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into its routine childhood immunization program. This is a monumental moment for Pakistan and global typhoid ...
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Gavi: Pakistan Becomes First Country to Introduce New Typhoid Vaccine into Routine Immunization Program
Press release from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi-supported introduction of new and improved typhoid conjugate vaccine to offer protection against increasingly drug-resistant disease KARACHI (15 November 2019) — Pakistan today ...
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Our time is now: typhoid as a priority for the African region
This week I am in Brazzaville, Congo to attend the Regional Immunization Technical Advisory Group (RITAG) meeting organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) African region office. The RITAG meeting ...
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When the water isn’t clean, vaccines offer protection
Recent news stories from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe, and Venezuela all have one thing in common: running water is generally not available. The reasons for the lack of ...
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Guarding against infection from all possible angles
Primum non nocere. First, do no harm. This phrase, espoused in the Hippocratic Oath, serves as the bedrock for the provision of medical care. Yet, for too many individuals and ...
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Prevention in Action: Sister Pricila Mkahanana
Frontline healthcare workers—physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel, community health workers (CHWs), and social mobilizers—confront typhoid in their communities every day, and therefore have an integral role in typhoid prevention and control. During ...
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Prevention in Action: Saira Khawaja
Frontline healthcare workers— physicians, nurses, laboratory personnel, community health workers (CHWs), and social mobilizers—confront typhoid in their communities every day, and therefore have an integral role in typhoid prevention and ...
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It takes a team to take on typhoid
New vaccine introduction is no small task. It’s a process that requires nimble thinking, problem solving, and a commitment to health and equity. Stakeholders and decision-makers considering new vaccine introduction ...
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