typhoid

Experts say vaccine is effective and safe

Typhoid immunisation team tortured

He had been booked for refusing the child vaccination despite team making multiple efforts to convince him

10 million children across 12 districts to get shots in first phase

123 union councils have been selected for immunisation

Chairman District Peace Committee says vaccinations are essential for children to prevent the disease

Training will be provided to vaccinators before the vaccine is introduced

Garbage, accumulated rainwater could lead to malaria, dengue, typhoid, and other infectious diseases outbreak

NIH issues advisory on disease which sees spike in cases

Politicians should stop playing politics in the name of coronavirus, typhoid or any other disease

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

Becomes first country in the world to introduce the one-dose typhoid conjugate vaccine

Speakers at a symposium stress need to take steps to better understand and address AMR

Typhoid has already infected some 11,000 people since 2016

As many as 4,709 typhoid cases were registered in Sindh during August 2019

Negligence of water and sanitation departments will inevitably result in growth of infectious, drug-resistant diseases

Decision made in the wake of increasing cases of typhoid in Sindh

On the national level, community leaders and health officials should implement WASH

Sewage contaminated water is the primary source of XDR typhoid, says LUMHS VC

Sindh Health Care Commission has registered around 8,000 cases since Nov 2016

Large number of patients are children who contract disease by using contaminated water at schools

The typhoid fever outbreak has continued to grow with at least 4,500 cases in Pakistan in 2018 alone

It urged doctors to collect blood and stool samples for review by test labs

Since 2016, the antimicrobial-resistant typhoid bacteria has crept its way into headlines

We desperately need to enact and implement better food hygiene laws

Experts say an outbreak of drug-resistant typhoid that began in November 2016 is still spreading

Health dept says it is monitoring spread of typhoid in the city

Partnership aims to save the lives of children, ensure access to basic health services

Around 250,000 children in Latifabad and Qasimabad will receive doses of new vaccine