Sokoto Govt Launches Campaign Against Meningitis
Sokoto State government, in partnership with key health organisations, has launched a sensitisation campaign to educate the public on preventive ...
Tag: Meningitis
Meningitis: Nigeria Gets 1m GAVI-funded Vaccines
The federal government has received over one million doses of the pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) to combat a deadly ...
Nigeria Records 807 Meningitis Cases, 74 Deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), said it has dispatched Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) to Kebbi, Sokoto, ...
Kebbi Varsity Moves Against Spread Of Meningitis
Following the recent killing of six students by a strange disease in Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, ...
Meningitis Killed 361 In 1 Year – NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said that between 2023 and 2024, the country recorded 4915 suspected ...
Meningitis: Recurring Epidemic
As one of the 26 countries within the extensive region of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “Meningitis Belt” Nigeria has ...
Meningitis Case: UNICEF Hands Over Medical Equipment To Yobe Govt
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has donated medical supplies worth $290,000 to the Yobe State Government over recent outbreaks ...
1m Children Targetted As Nigeria Gets First-ever Meningitis Vaccine
Nigeria has become the first country to receive the new MenFive vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile, with a shipment ...
7 Die As Yobe Records 214 Meningitis Cases
No fewer than seven persons have died, while three others are receiving intensive care as meningitis outbreak hits schools across ...
Meningitis Killed 190 In 2 Years – NCDC
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said the country recorded 2,765 suspected and 303 confirmed cases of meningitis ...
