Nepal bears one of the most significant global burdens of typhoid, with approximately 82,000 cases resulting in 900 deaths annually. Most of these cases afflict children younger than age 15 ...
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Tag: typhoid conjugate vaccine
Why water, sanitation, and hygiene matter in the fight against typhoid: reflections from leading typhoid researcher and relentless TCV champion Dr. Kathleen Neuzil
Since 2017 Dr. Kathleen Neuzil has been project director for the Typhoid Vaccine Acceleration Consortium, a strategic partnership led by the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center of Vaccine ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccines can be a big part of the big catch-up!
Vaccines save lives, but more than 1 in 5 children worldwide have missed crucial lifesaving vaccines, with the majority residing in the lowest resourced communities. Each year in April, World ...
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Improved 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 ...
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Vaccine 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 ...
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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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