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Professor Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, has urged stakeholders in the Upper East Region to be vigilant and increase surveillance for ...

Nigeria has taken delivery of over 1.2 million vaccine doses to contain an outbreak of meningitis that has killed dozens and sickened hundreds of others, Unicef and the jabs supplier said Friday.

The Nigeria Ministry of Health has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from ...

Since 2024, Gavi has supported Men5CV deployment for outbreak response, routine immunisation, and preventive mass campaigns in the meningitis belt. Nigeria became the first country to receive Men5CV ...

The statement noted that the vaccine doses are part of an emergency response campaign targeting individuals aged one to 29 years, the most affected group.

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has received over 1,000,000 doses of pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) from the Gavi-funded global stockpile ...

The Northern Regional Meningitis Preparedness and Response Team of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has reported that the region has not recorded any deaths from meningitis.

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has received over 1,000,000 pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine (Men5CV) doses from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat the ...