Vaccines are an instrumental and cost-effective way to prevent infectious diseases—such as typhoid, which continues to pose a significant threat in low- and middle-income countries. Too many children, who are ...
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Author: Priyanka Patel, Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust
Malawi introduces TCV
Malawi aims to reach 9 million children during an integrated campaign offering TCV, measles-rubella, and polio vaccines and vitamin A supplementation. Learn more
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Amidst challenges, Malawi delivers for the children
Today is a bright day for the children of Malawi. Starting today, children between the ages of nine months and younger than 15 years are eligible to receive typhoid conjugate ...
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Building a stronger market: The benefits of investing in more TCVs
Typhoid is a persistent threat to the health and well-being of millions of people living in low- and middle-income countries where the disease is endemic; there are approximately 9 million ...
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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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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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