The news on the prequalification of Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine by the World Health Organization on January 3rd, 2018 and endowment by Gavi have dawned a unique beginning for the entire field of public health. For the first time, a vaccine has been prequalified by WHO that is only needed in the routine immunization programs of of low and middle- income countries in South Asia and Africa.
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Young children and older adults are both at higher risk for potentially devastating and debilitating diseases, many of which are vaccine-preventable. A large portion of countries have failed to address vaccine-preventable diseases like influenza, pneumococcal disease, and herpes zoster (shingles), which affect this fast-growing demographic.
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IVAC will be supporting Niger State, a Northeast Nigeria zone locality where only 14% of children were fully immunized in 2016, to improve its immunization coverage using the Immunization Reminder and Information SMS System (IRISS).
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Afghanistan is a country under siege, but one threat doesn’t make the news. The toll is felt among the most vulnerable in an already fragile country. Every year, nearly 5,000 children under five die of rotavirus, a fast-moving and severe form of diarrhea. Afghanistan’s rotavirus death rate is among the highest of any country in Asia.
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A magazine feature focuses on new ways to assess the value of vaccines to society, as well as IVAC’s current support for national and state governments in India, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
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