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 ...
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Tag: typhoid conjugate vaccine
Local health economic research can foster resilience in African health systems
A health economist’s job is to provide data to help decision-makers determine the best use of limited public resources. We assess and compare the costs and benefits of different interventions ...
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Let’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 ...
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First 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 ...
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Reflections 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 ...
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Now 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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Building on more than a decade of typhoid surveillance: Ghana’s TCV cluster-randomized study
August 23, 2021 marks a monumental and great day for Africa! Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana undertook the herculean task of launching TyVEGHA, the first cluster-randomized, controlled Phase IV study ...
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TCV is 85% efficacious and urgently needed for Bangladeshi children
Recent data has confirmed that Bangladesh has one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world. But we have extremely good news. A study conducted in Mirpur, Dhaka, with typhoid ...
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Motivation as high as mountains in Pakistan to ensure typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction
We are familiar with mountains in Pakistan. Our country’s landscape includes the Karakoram, Himalayan, and Hindu Kush mountain ranges. We are home to the second highest mountain in the world, ...
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All smiles for TCV: portraits of children vaccinated against typhoid in Punjab, Pakistan
Earlier this year, Punjab province, Pakistan, introduced typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) with a campaign in 12 districts and Islamabad. As this was the first campaign where I was in the ...
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