The World Health Organization has been diligently promoting quality of health care at all levels. In 2008, the WHO with its 36 member states formed a global network to conduct surveillance for invasive bacterial vaccine-preventable diseases (IB-VPD) in sentinel hospitals. …
Tag: Surveillance
A low cost approach to track typhoid, an increasingly important disease
Typhoid is the most common infection in children in Bangladesh. If the trend of rising antibiotic resistance is not interrupted soon, mortality rates can shoot up. In this article, published in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Senjuti Saha of CHRF and …
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Surveillance for Enteric-Fever in Asia Project (SEAP): Phase II
SEPA: Funded by Sabin Vaccine Institute (BMGF Grant) Objective: This prospective study aims to generate comprehensive data on burden of typhoid and para-typhoid fever in Bangladesh, using the established network of sentinel and population based sites. The project also has a …
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Data management of Multi of Surveillance for Enteric-Fever in Asia Project (SEAP), Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan
SEPA: Funded by Sabin Vaccine Institute (BMGF Grant) Objective: This project will support in managing the data generated by SEAP projects in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Summary: The Child Health Research Foundation (CHRF) with support from ICDDR,B will serve as the …
Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Invasive Bacterial Disease (VP-IBD) in Bangladesh
VP-IBD: Funded by World Health Organization Objective: This study has been ongoing since 2008 at 4 sentinel sites and one population-based site with the objective to collect data on vaccine-preventable invasive bacterial diseases. This is being used to measure the …
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Vaccination and the Pediatric Microbiome
Vaccination and the Pediatric Microbiome: Funded by Washington University | 2010 – 2015 What? This is a multi-country multi-center study, taking place in Bangladesh, Philippines, The Gambia and South Africa. The aim of this exploratory study is to elucidate the …