Typhoid tops the health scare chart

• While the WHO has lauded Pakistan’s efforts to prevent the spread of typhiod, the global community is increasingly alarmed about the possibility of Pakistan becoming the hub for typhoid, just like it was for polio up until a few years ago
• According to the Global Burden of Disease study estimates, there were nearly 11 million typhoid cases and more than 116 000 typhoid deaths worldwide in 2017. And if left unchecked, experts believe typhoid has the potential of spreading like the polio virus