Sentences with phrase «cholera vaccination»

An analysis of vaccination policy by officials from PAHO and the Sabin Vaccine Institute agrees that cholera vaccination can be one component of an elimination plan.

«Earlier this year, MSF conducted a large oral cholera vaccination campaign to prevent an epidemic that could potentially strike that already very vulnerable population.»

«Plans for a cholera vaccination campaign planned in Yemen have been suspended based on a decision of the government,» Tarik Jašarević, a World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson in Geneva, Switzerland, wrote to ScienceInsider in an emailed statement, adding that the decision was made in consultation with Yemeni government partners, including WHO, which advises the Ministry of Health.

Not exact matches

Even though WHO advises that vaccination against «normal» cholera is ineffective, some countries still promote the vaccine.

«We interviewed people in focus groups before the vaccination campaign and they had very emotional stories to tell about their experience with cholera.

The deadly cholera epidemic that rocked earthquake - shattered Haiti in 2010, claiming 8,000 lives and counting, has rallied the public health community to seek water and sewer improvements that, combined with vaccination, could prevent some 89,000 future cholera infections.

What optimal vaccination strategies should be used during a cholera outbreak?

Better sanitation is imperative in the fight against cholera in Haiti & ndash particularly as a strain impervious to proposed vaccinations has been found