Nepal suffers from one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world. The Global Burden of Disease study estimates that, in 2016, Nepal had more than 131,000 cases of typhoid, ...
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Author: Ashata Dahal, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit-Nepal
Of all the risks refugees face, typhoid should not be one
South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Syria. These three countries alone account for more than half of the world’s 22.5 million refugees. Iraq, Yemen, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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Stories of Typhoid: Mothers in Kenya
Typhoid is a common bacterial infection that can have an outsized impact on young kids and their families, particularly for moms who are the primary caregivers. Symptoms such as prolonged ...
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Country Tools
New materials available! Our library of country-specific tools are here to help outline the burden of typhoid and the potential benefits of new typhoid conjugate vaccines in each country. Check ...
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Typhoid in a Kenyan village: Its impact, its prevention
It is early morning in Tongaren, the village where I grew up in western Kenya. There, on my annual vacation, I meet eight-year-old Nanjala walking with her mum to the ...
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Stories of typhoid: Hazielat
Meet Hazielat, a 20-year-old student in Malawi and mother of an energetic toddler, Patience. After dropping out of school when she became pregnant with Patience two years ago, Hazielat is ...
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Research in action: surveillance for enteric fever in Nepal
Disease surveillance studies are an important tool for determining the burden of a disease. By knowing how many people are impacted by a disease—and just as importantly, knowing where and ...
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Mutu umodzi susenza denga – One head alone cannot hold up a roof
African proverbs convey great wisdom, truth, discovery, and life lessons in just a few words. The proverb Mutu umodzi susenza denga embodies the on-going effort and teamwork behind the fight ...
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Working across sectors: the need for an integrated solution
These are times both for celebration and consternation within the typhoid community. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently prequalified a typhoid conjugate vaccine that promises increased effectiveness against young children ...
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Beyond excited: Malawi moms line up to participate in qualified typhoid conjugate vaccine trial
Of all the people involved in the successful vaccination of a child, there’s one whose role is crucially important and yet rarely gets the recognition she deserves: the mother. Mothers ...
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