Drug-resistant typhoid is a major public health challenge in Pakistan, where an estimated 25 percent of cases are extensively drug-resistant (XDR). In Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces, 65% and 44% ...
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TCV: An early defense against typhoid in extreme weather conditions
Many typhoid-endemic countries are prone to extreme weather events. Heavy rainfall, cyclones, and typhoons can lead to floods, which may damage water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure. Floods can overwhelm ...
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Connecting with the community: the success of Pakistan’s TCV campaign
Despite the proven success of vaccination programs to reduce disease burden and eliminate certain diseases, Pakistan continues to struggle with vaccine hesitancy. The latest typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) campaign, held ...
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Robust microplans are key to reaching every child in immunization campaigns
A successful immunization campaign depends on several critical elements to achieve the goal of reaching every child with a certain vaccine. Microplans are program documents, created prior to a campaign, ...
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Inform, engage, vaccinate: reaching the unreachable children in Pakistan
Since an outbreak of extensively drug resistant (XDR) typhoid, Pakistan has made great progress in typhoid prevention and control. In 2019, the country introduced typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV), a highly ...
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Partnering with countries to deliver TCVs
During World Immunization Week, we celebrate the lifesaving power of vaccines and the health care workers and policymakers who deliver and introduce vaccines in their communities. At TyVAC, we’ve had ...
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Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the ever-evolving EPI
World Immunization Week, celebrated in the last week of April, is a global campaign that aims to highlight the importance of collective action to promote vaccination. In 2024, World Immunization ...
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Reaching every child in Pakistan: TCV rolls out to remaining provinces completing nationwide introduction
Today, Pakistan began their final typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) introduction campaign to ensure that children are protected against typhoid. This is a major achievement and fulfills a commitment from the ...
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Unprecedented floods pose serious health risks in Pakistan
Environmental impacts on human health Droughts, floods, earthquakes—disasters our planet knows all too well. We have seen how these disasters have dramatic impacts on the health of communities. The recent ...
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A new diagnostic tool to understand typhoid burden
Typhoid remains extremely challenging to diagnose. The current gold standard diagnostic is laboratory confirmed blood culture. These tests are difficult to perform and require specialized laboratory skills and facilities. Many ...
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