Meningitis: Recurring Epidemic
As one of the 26 countries within the extensive region of sub-Saharan Africa known as the “Meningitis Belt” Nigeria has ...
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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 ...
Outbreak Of Meningitis
On Wednesday, 38 people were confirmed dead by the Jigawa State Ministry of Health in an outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis ...
Meningitis Kills 65 Persons In Jigawa
No fewer than 65 persons, mostly children, have died as a result of the Cerebrum Spinal Meningitis (CSM) outbreak in ...