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Typhoid spreads in Pakistan as antibiotics fail


As world leaders discuss the battle against superbugs in New York, Pakistan’s children are suffering on the frontline

Pakistan has the worst rates in south Asia: cases of XDR-typhoid have been officially reported in the country – and some outbreaks, like the one in Ukasha’s village, go unrecorded. This week, world leaders will meet at the UN in New York to address drug-resistant infections and to negotiate a political declaration for member states. The Bill Gates Foundation, which contributes funding towards the independent journalism produced on the global development site, is also among the contributors to the typhoid vaccination programme referred to in this article

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