Despite the proven success of vaccination programs to reduce disease burden and eliminate certain diseases, Pakistan continues to struggle with vaccine hesitancy. The latest typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) campaign, held ...
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Robust microplans are key to reaching every child in immunization campaigns
A successful immunization campaign depends on several critical elements to achieve the goal of reaching every child with a certain vaccine. Microplans are program documents, created prior to a campaign, ...
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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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Uncovering the origins of H58 to stop drug-resistant typhoid in its tracks
Article published in Nature Portfolio Communications Biology, please see link here. Since the 1940s, antibiotics have been used to treat typhoid. With the rise of drug-resistant Salmonella Typhi (S. Typhi), ...
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Vaccines + water, sanitation and hygiene offer protection in an uncertain world
Every year, on June 20, the world pauses to acknowledge the refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) of our world. We talk about their plight, we recognize the hardships they ...
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The Curse of the Magic Bullet: the dangers of one-size-fits-all thinking in public health
Promises of magic bullet – or one-shot – solutions have a long history in public health, where interventions from water closets to antibiotics and vaccines were often touted as definitive ...
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Welcoming Dr. Matt Laurens: a vision for typhoid prevention from the new TyVAC director
Dr. Matt Laurens is not new to the typhoid field. As a Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health at the University ...
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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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Inform, engage, vaccinate: reaching the unreachable children in Pakistan
Since an outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) typhoid, Pakistan has made great progress in typhoid prevention and control. In 2019, the country introduced typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), a highly ...
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ever-evolving EPI
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, is a global campaign that aims to highlight the importance of collective action to promote vaccination. In 2024, World Immunization ...
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