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WHO Emergency Manager (Interim), Dr Kumshida Balami and her team met with the Yobe State Honourable Commissioner of Health, Dr Muhammad Lawan Gana ©Kingsley Igwebuike/WHO

WHO Combats Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Yobe State, Nigeria

Yobe, 20 March 2024 - In the wake of a concerning Cerebrospinal…
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Saifullahi Bulama, happy to recover from menigitis

Tying the noose on Cerebrospinal Meningitis- border communities in Jigawa State receive lifesaving vaccines

Abuja ‒ In mid-March, 16-year-old Saifullahi Bulama, residing in…
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COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa, more than 50 million children miss vaccination

COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa, more than 50 million children miss vaccination

Brazzaville  – With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis…
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Meningitis outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

Meningitis outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over

Brazzaville/Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has…
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Monica Sharik, a vaccinator at Dusten Kura Gwari, Chanchagi LGA

WHO and partners call for urgent action on meningitis - New meningitis strategy aims to save more than 200,000 lives annually

GENEVA – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners…
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Democratic Republic of the Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province

Democratic Republic of the Congo declares meningitis outbreak in north-eastern province

Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared an…
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Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Eritrea launches the Meningitis A Vaccination and Vitamin A supplementation Campaign November – December 2019

Asmara 15 Nov 2019 – The Minister of Health, H.E. Ms. Amina…
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Medical supplies being loaded from WHO warehouse

WHO supports response to the suspected meningitis outbreak in Torit County, South Sudan

Juba, 28 February 2018 – Insecurity notwithstanding, the World Health…
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Nigeria: WHO Field volunteers assisting during meningitis vaccination

Meningitis A nearly eliminated in Africa through vaccination, reaching more than 235 million people

Officials at Addis conference plan transition from mass campaigns to…
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