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Working to develop and increase access to life-saving vaccines. #VaccinesWork
Washington, DC
Joined January 2010
💧 Clean drinking water is essential to preventing diseases like #typhoid, but it can be expensive to provide. In the absence of adequate infrastructure, especially in low- and middle-income countries, vaccines can provide protection. Hear more from Dr. Matt Laurens
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RT @PreventTyphoid: More scenes from #Kenya's vaccination campaign to #TakeOnTyphoid ⤵️. Learn more about why preventing #typhoid is an ess….
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Per a new @GlobalHealthBMJ study, emergency vaccination programs rolled out in response to outbreaks of five infectious diseases (Ebola, measles, cholera, yellow fever, and meningitis). ➡️ Reduced deaths by ~60%.➡️ Reduced overall cases of these infections by ~60%.➡️ Saved
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We're here with the 21st century take on #typhoid. 📣 . Dr. Matt Laurens (@laurens_matt), Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology at @UMmedschool and Project Director of TyVAC, joins host Ngina Nampota-Nkomba (@NginacheVN) for a new episode of our discussion series,
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"We've hit this very stubborn glass ceiling, and breaking through that glass to protect more children against vaccine-preventable diseases is becoming more difficult." – Kate O'Brien, Sabin Gold Medal Winner and @WHO Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccine and
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RT @PreventTyphoid: 🙌Thank you to the health workers who are going above and beyond this week to reach children in #Kenya with #typhoid con….
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Dr. Matt Laurens (@laurens_matt), Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology at @UMmedschool and Project Director of TyVAC, joins host Ngina Nampota-Nkomba (@NginacheVN) for a new episode of our discussion series, Getting to Zero! Tune in for essential insights on:. 🌍 The
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Climate change, urbanization, and drug resistance are creating optimal conditions for #typhoid to spread. What you need to know ⤵️ . ➡️ Symptoms of typhoid include prolonged high fever, fatigue, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, and diarrhea. Some people with
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RT @PreventTyphoid: 📢Happening now: Health workers across #Kenya are mobilized to reach 21M children with the #typhoid conjugate vaccine!….
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#Malaria cases in the Asia Pacific region have surged in the last few years to 4.8 million in 2024, putting the region further off track to reaching its 2030 elimination goal. Recap of analysis presented by the Asia Pacific Leaders Malaria Alliance (@APLMA_Malaria) at the 9th
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RT @JohnsHopkins: A new county-level dataset from Johns Hopkins University researchers reveals a significant decline in the measles-mumps-r….
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📣 We're so excited that our 2021 Rising Star Nginache Nampota-Nkomba (@NginacheVN) is joining our discussion series, Getting to Zero, as a host for Season 2! She'll be talking to leading global health experts about what it will take to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases.
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"If we’re going to really get effective control, we need people working in many disciplines. There are huge advantages in having scientists involved who know the community in which they are working.". Sir Brian Greenwood, Emeritus Professor at the @LSHTM, spoke with us about
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Starting this Wednesday! 📣 Join us for a two-part webinar series that will share lessons learned from the recent #HPV vaccine campaign in Bangladesh, co-hosted by Sabin's Boost Community and #GlobalHPVConsortium in partnership with ideSHi, Upswell, and the Behavioral Insights
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The dangers of #measles are real, and we all have a part to play to keep our communities safe. In our latest episode of Getting to Zero, Dr. Natasha Crowcroft, Vice President of Infectious Diseases and Vaccination Programs at the Public Health Agency of Canada | Agence de la
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Get the facts on #mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) ⤵️ . 🩺 Symptoms include an itchy or painful rash on hands, feet, chest, face, mouth, and/or genitals. Others may include fever, chills, swollen lymph nodes, exhaustion, muscle aches, headaches, and respiratory symptoms. 🫂
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