A firsthand account of why typhoid prevention matters - Take on Typhoid

A firsthand account of why typhoid prevention matters - Take on Typhoid

There are more than 9 million cases and 133,000 deaths from typhoid each year, with the highest burden among children and young adults living in low- and middle-income countries. But regardless of age, occupation, or geography, typhoid can pose a threat for travelers and local communities alike. Patience Dapaah, a senior advocacy and communications advisor at PATH, based in Ghana, contracted typhoid while traveling in Liberia for work. In this i…