To read this blog in French, please click here. Newly published data from Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé (GRAS), Burkina Faso found typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) is safe and ...
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Author: Dr. Sodiomon Sirima, Dr. Alphonse Ouédraogo, and Dr. Nouhoun Barry, GRAS, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Strike while the iron is hot
The Sabin Vaccine Institute will broadcast the Gold Medal Ceremony live on June 3, 2021 at 3 PM EST. Register here. The Sabin Vaccine Institute’s 2021 Rising Star recipient, Dr. ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccine arrives in Zimbabwe
This week, Zimbabwe began to fulfil its promise to protect children from typhoid. As this large integrated national vaccination campaign begins, typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) will be newly introduced, and ...
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The next step: Lifesaving typhoid conjugate vaccines reach Punjab province, Pakistan
In November 2019, Pakistan became the first country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV) into the routine immunization system, and the world watched. Nearly 10 million children were vaccinated in ...
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The power of vaccines against drug-resistant typhoid
Every year in November, the global health community observes World Antibiotic Awareness Week to raise awareness about the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance and to encourage best practices among the ...
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The link between cities and our health
More people now live in cities than at any other point in history. With more than half of the world’s population residing in urban areas, cities offer many opportunities for ...
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Multidrug-resistant iNTS: A growing threat in Kenya
This blog is part of a broader series on drug resistance and its increasing threat to global health. Drug resistance is a significant and growing problem across the world for ...
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Tackling typhoid with environmental surveillance
Typhoid and paratyphoid continue to be important causes of preventable morbidity and mortality―estimated to impact 12-16 million people and result in 77,000-219,000 deaths―that disproportionately affect children. While we know these ...
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Protecting our pediatric population from perforations
Too many children in sub-Saharan Africa die each year from typhoid. Left untreated, the disease can cause complications such as intestinal bleeding and holes—perforations—that develop within weeks of infection. These ...
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The long bumpy road to typhoid conjugate vaccine introduction
In only a few short months, Liberia is set to become the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into routine immunization. As we begin the ...
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