The government of Pakistan has decided to contact Gavi about incorporating a typhoid conjugate vaccine in routine immunization programs
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Free typhoid vaccination for children
From July 14 to August 25th, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation will conduct a campaign to provide free typhoid conjugate vaccines to 400,000 children aged nine months to 15 years
Read moreGoogle teams up with Indian government to help forecast floods
A collaboration between Google and India’s Central Water Commission aims to better forecast flooding and provide timely warnings for those at risk, hopefully reducing flood-related disease and destruction
Read moreExperts alarmed by rising XDR typhoid cases in Karachi
Health experts in Karachi are raising alarm over cases of XDR typhoid; one hospital estimates it is receiving around 30 cases of XDR typhoid every week
Read moreNon-Respiratory and Non-Diarrheal Causes of Acute Febrile Illnesses in Children Requiring Hospitalization in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Prospective Study.
AUTHOR Rauf A, Singhi S, Nallasamy K, Walia M, Ray P. ABSTRACT Acute febrile illnesses (AFIs) in children from the developing world can have varying etiologies. Awareness of local epidemiology ...
Read moreAntimicrobial Sensitivity Trend in Blood Culture Positive Enteric Fever.
AUTHOR Joshi RD, Khadka S, Joshi DM, Shrestha B, Dangal G, Acharya KP, Shrestha S, Dongol Y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: For diagnosis of enteric fever, the culture of the organism from ...
Read moreNIH raises alarm about growing typhoid incidence
Due to an increased number of typhoid cases and multi-drug resistance, the National Institute of Health has issued an advisory for prevention and treatment of typhoid fever in Hyderabad and ...
Read moreTyphoid Vaccine To Be Added to EPI In 2019: DHO
The new typhoid conjugate vaccine will be added to the national Expanded Programme for Immunization in Pakistan in 2019.
Read moreHealth ministry asked to get Ctg WASA water tested
A water supplier in Halishahar, Agrabad has been directed to form a committee to test for contamination after a public interest writ petition was filed in response to recent outbreaks ...
Read moreIndia’s ‘worst water crisis in history’ leaves millions thirsty
A report found that India’s water crisis has 600 million people currently facing acute water shortage and almost 200,000 dying from polluted water each year. The report attributes 20% of ...
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