Coalition against Typhoid

06/05/2026

🌧️ This , we are reminded how unpredictable or extreme weather can heighten the risk of diseases like .

Luckily, in an uncertain world, vaccines offer protection ⤵️

As rising displacement increases the risk of disease and jeopardizes access to health care, it’s more important than ever that we reach children with typhoid conjugate vaccines now.

06/03/2026

When a child falls ill with , caregivers and parents bear an additional burden.

“It was very tough not to work," said Anne, a mother in Mukuru, , who stayed home to care for her daughter Mutua when she caught typhoid. "We had no money to buy food." It was almost a month before Anne was able to return to work.

Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV), which provide safe and long-lasting protection against typhoid, could help mothers like Anne avoid missing work due to the disease. Kenya introduced TCV in 2025, delivering the vaccine to more than 20 million children across the country.

Hear from mothers in Kenya whose families were affected by typhoid: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/stories-of-typhoid-mothers-in-kenya-2/

In Kenya, where typhoid is endemic, the burden of disease is heavy on mothers and caregivers, but typhoid conjugate vaccines offer a solution.

06/02/2026

Last year, introduced conjugate vaccines (TCV) with a milestone campaign that reached more than 40 million children.

Read about how a community-centered approach helped make this incredible achievement possible: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/a-community-centered-approach-introducing-tcv-in-bangladesh/

Together, we can save lives and prevent illness from typhoid. Join us.

05/28/2026

🌎 Today's world is unpredictable.

⛈ But in the face of issues like extreme weather, conflict, and displacement, we know how to protect children from .

💉 Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) can be given to children as young as 6 months of age and provide protection for at least 4 years.

💪 We can count on TCVs to help keep children safe from typhoid.

Learn more: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/

05/26/2026

Preventing helps keep kids in school and parents at work - building healthier communities, in more ways than one. 💪

Typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs) and are both key to preventing infections.

Learn more: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/

05/22/2026

Because of the significant burden of and the growing threat of drug resistance, the role of vaccines alongside WASH interventions is critical in high-risk, typhoid-endemic areas.

More about vaccines used to ⤵️

Typhoid is spread by infected human waste, so safe food, clean water, improved sanitation, and good hygiene (WASH) practices are key to preventing the disease. Because of the significant burden [...]

05/20/2026

🥤💧 How can access to safe help ?

Typhoid spreads when when bacteria pass into people’s mouths through contaminated food, water, hands, or objects. Solutions such as water treatment and filtration, , , and safe food handling practices can stop typhoid in its tracks and prevent outbreaks

Learn more: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/the-issues/typhoid-and-wash/

05/18/2026

outbreaks can be unpredictable.

But when children have access to typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs), they have built-in protection that even works against drug-resistant strains.

TCVs save lives. It's that simple. ✅

05/15/2026

We know how to . We just have to keep up the momentum as we ensure protection reaches those who it them most.

Vaccines and safe water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) work hand-in-hand to stop disease. 💪

05/12/2026

"With major challenges like , extreme weather, conflict, and displacement on the rise, introducing TCV in -endemic countries is more critical than ever."

Read more from Dr. Emmanuel Mugisha of PATH on how typhoid conjugate vaccines can change the game against disease: https://www.coalitionagainsttyphoid.org/typhoid-vaccines-protecting-the-next-generation/

The last decade has introduced an exemplary new tool to protect those most at risk from typhoid: typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV).