Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started preparations to include typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in its routine immunisation programme as part of the government’s plan to protect people against the vaccine-preventable disease
The WHO has issued formal recommendation in support of TCV’s introduction in March 2018 to put brakes on deaths caused by typhoid
Dr Salim said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had planned to improve water and sanitation services in line with the federal government’s guideline to safeguard children against preventable ailments