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Testing facilities claim disease is spreading faster than expected
Sindh-wide immunisation drive planned to cover missed children in March
Typhoid fever is a major burden on our healthcare system
Health authorities hope to control the disease from spreading
Schools, govt and private hospitals are providing free vaccination to the eligible children
Besides, vaccination teams will visit schools, hospitals in Karachi from December 2 to 17
In response government launched a huge foreign-funded vaccination drive that began on Nov 15
According to the provincial vaccine programme, 13,500 children have been affected by Typhoid fever
Speakers at a symposium stress need to take steps to better understand and address AMR
Becomes first country in the world to introduce the one-dose typhoid conjugate vaccine