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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Author: Maksudur Rahman, PATH
The need for typhoid conjugate vaccines in India
India is thought to have one of the highest burdens of typhoid in the world. Considering the emergence of drug resistance, climate change, and population movement, particularly during the COVID-19 ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccines are effective at the community level
India has one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world with an estimated 44.8 million cases in 2019; 54 percent of cases were among children younger than 15 years ...
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Transmission of drug-resistant typhoid is more local than global
Rising drug resistance, where currently available treatments for an illness are no longer effective, is a major public health concern. A myriad of research has documented increased rates of drug-resistant ...
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The models confirm: TCVs are cost effective
When decision-makers in low- and middle-income countries weigh various public health interventions, it is crucial to have data and information about the problem and the solution. For typhoid, reliable surveillance ...
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Water, sanitation, and hygiene resources to accelerate change
Healthy families and communities rely on safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems for daily health and wellness needs; yet this essential disease prevention infrastructure is too frequently disconnected from ...
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TCVs are cost-effective in outbreak settings
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) be used in outbreak settings. TCVs have successfully been implemented during outbreaks in Pakistan and Zimbabwe; however, current data ...
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Newly available genomic data highlights the need for urgent action to stop the emergence and spread of drug-resistant typhoid
For many high-income countries, typhoid is a disease of the past, thanks in part to municipal investments and improvements in safe water, sanitation, and hygiene infrastructure (WASH). However, one-third of ...
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Celebrating women in typhoid
For International Women’s Day this year, we are celebrating some of the women who have dedicated their careers to take on typhoid. They are extraordinary researchers, scientists, doctors, global experts, ...
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TCV introduction costs in Navi Mumbai municipality: An important factor for new vaccine introduction decision-making
Decision-makers in Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance-eligible countries have the monumental task of considering a portfolio of public health interventions and deciding which tools to prioritize for the greatest health impact. ...
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