See past issues in our Newsletter Archives Gavi Board commits US$ 85 million for TCV introduction Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance approved an $85 million funding window to support the introduction ...
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From vaccination to integration, here’s what we need to take on typhoid
In my passion for public health, I wear many hats. I am a physician and a field-worker, professor, and advocate. I split my time between Karachi, Pakistan, and Toronto, Canada. ...
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Gavi: Millions of children set to be protected against typhoid
Press Release from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: Gavi Board approves US$ 85 million funding window for 2019-2020 to support the introduction of typhoid conjugate vaccine in developing countries Vientiane, 30 ...
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The perfect storm in Pakistan: Unsafe drinking water and drug-resistant typhoid
Nearly one year ago, a case of ceftriazone-resistant typhoid was reported at Aga Khan University Hospital in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Within the week, there were two more cases reported from the ...
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Let’s talk about toilets and typhoid
November 19th is a day set aside to honor public health’s most humble hero: the toilet! World Toilet Day is about raising awareness and tackling the global sanitation crisis. Around ...
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Antibiotic awareness week: what we know and don’t know about drug-resistant typhoid
One-third of the world’s population is at risk of contracting typhoid. Historically, medical providers have been able to treat most typhoid infections with antibiotics, but increasing rates of drug-resistant typhoid ...
Read moreTake On Typhoid Newsletter November 2017
See past issues in our Newsletter Archives In this issue: Welcome SAGE recommends typhoid conjugate vaccines for infant and child cohort, catch up campaigns New website launches ASTMH Human challenge ...
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Where science meets policy: reflections from the UNC Water and Health Conference
Where does science meet policy? This year’s Water and Health Conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, explored this very question. Many of the presentations focused on developing an evidence base ...
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Keeping an eye on global policy for the use of typhoid vaccines
This week immunization experts from around the world will gather in Geneva to review new evidence and discuss recommendations for WHO immunization policy. An important item on the agenda for ...
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My hands don’t look dirty, so they must be clean, right?
The concept of bacteria, viruses, and pathogens is pretty confusing, especially for children. To a child, if your hands aren’t covered in dirt, paint, or food, they’re clean, right? So ...
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