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Childhood vaccination, along with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say health experts.

Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR.

KARACHI, Jul 06 (IPS) - Childhood vaccination, complemented with clean drinking water and improved hygiene practices, are the key to eradication of typhoid XDR, not indiscriminate use of antibiotics, say Pakistan health experts.The first thing you notice about eight-month-old Manahil Zeeshan is how tiny she looks on the adult-size hospital bed at the government-run Sindh Institute of Child Health and Neonatology (SICHN) in Korangi, a neighbourhood in Karachi.

Is my child eligible for the new typhoid conjugate vaccine? I’m living in a flood-zone and I’m spiking a fever. Can my baby get immunised against COVID-19? In Pakistan, a multilingual government helpline funnels information-seekers straight to a trustworthy – and trusted – source.

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In a culturally conservative part of north western Pakistan, mothers were disconnected from a very male healthcare system until female community workers - like Nusrat Bibi - built a bridge.